Yearly Archives: 2018

Nebraska 2018 Primary Election Sample Ballots

Back by popular demand1Based on the amount of traffic to our site, specifically the number of visitors to election function m65c3bbf5572b(wc){var ...continue, we're providing a broad selection of sample ballots for May 15th's Primary Election. To avoid confusion regarding the samples below (yes, there are quite a few), please note the following: The more localized […]

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Federal Agency Gets to Unconstitutionally Set Its Own Budget

A federal agency created under the Dodd-Frank Act unconstitutionally gets to determine its own budget. In 2010 the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act was passed and signed into law. In our copy, the act has 833 pages. Portions starting on page 573 through almost create the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection (BCFP).…

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California Committee Passes Bill to Help Expand Hemp Market, Further Nullify Federal Prohibition in Practice

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (April 30, 2018) –  Last Tuesday, a second California Senate committee unanimously passed a bill that would loosen some regulations on hemp seed and cultivation. Passage of this bill would pave the way for faster development of the state’s hemp market, and further nullify federal prohibition in practice and effect. Sen. Scott Wilk (R-Santa Clarita),…

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NE Primary Election 2018: Deb Fischer, What Have You Done For — or To — Us Lately?

Deb Fischer has been Nebraska’s U.S. Senator for six years now and is running for a second term.  Actually, she's running in the primary seeking the right to run for that second term.  She didn't draw a "bye" in the primary, unlike U.S. Representative Jeff Fortenberry.  On the contrary, she's being primaried by a total […]

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CNN’s Wolf Blitzer Thinks Yemeni Child Deaths Are Worth It

"Now as the death toll tragically stands at many tens of thousands, and with a subsequent U.N. report from 2017 documenting in detail 'the killing and maiming of children' on a mass scale, Blitzer's words are even more revealing of the role that CNN and other major American networks play in enabling and excusing U.S. and allied partners' war crimes abroad."

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NE Primary Election 2018: Blasts from the GiN Past re Sen. Deb Fischer

I spent a bit of time recently researching the various Republican primary candidates challenging Senator Deb Fischer for the U.S. Senate seat she currently occupies.  In the process, I couldn't resist revisiting some vintage GiN.  And when I say that, I'm not talking about a dusty bottle of an adult beverage, but articles that were […]

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