Utah Senate passes bill to ban warrantless data, 28-0
Utah legislature takes first action against the surveillance state. Passes bill to ban the use of warrantless data and cellphone tracking by the state.
Gold and Silver Legal Tender Bill Moves Forward in Arizona
Yesterday, an Arizona bill which would legalize gold and silver as legal tender cleared its first state House hurdle, after passing the senate last month by a vote of 18-12
Louisiana Action Alert: Help Nullify Common Core
Two bills HB556 and HB557 that would nullify the Common Core curriculum in Louisiana need your help. STATUS – Both bills have been referred to the Committee on Education and are pending action, they must pass by majority vote before the full House can consider them. YOUR ACTION IS NEEDED NOW. It doesn’t matter where in…
Minnesota Action Alert: Support HF2553 to Nullify Warrantless Gathering of Location Data
HF2553, a bill to protect the privacy of Minnesota residents from unwarranted gathering of location data use by government officials, was introduced on Mar. 3. It was promptly referred to the Public Safety Finance and Policy Committee where it will need to pass through a majority before it can be voted upon by the full…
Are people working to undermine industrial hemp behind the scenes?
I sometimes wonder what happens behind the scenes. Who, or what entity, makes the phone calls which result in good actions getting stopped. Industrial hemp, for example. After Colorado, Oregon and Vermont all passed bills to legalize full-scale farming and production of the plant (Colorado is the only one actively farming so far – Oregon…
Steps towards liberty
“A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.” I’ve come to the personal belief that many people who refer to small steps towards liberty as a bad thing because they “don’t go far enough” are people who rarely – if ever – do anything but post comments complaining online. Anyone who actually…
West Virginia Legislature Backs Down on Nullifying Federal Hemp Ban
CHARLESTON, W.V. – March 8, 2014.The West Virginia Senate backed down on a bill that would legalize hemp production in the state, instead passing an amended version of the bill allowing only research as permitted by the federal government The Senate unanimously passed the amended version of HB3011. The House had a chance to reject…
Oklahoma Senate Passes Bill to Authorize Gold and Silver as Legal Tender, 37-4
"Gold and silver coins issued by the United States government are legal tender in the State of Oklahoma. No person may compel another person to tender or accept gold or silver coins that are issued by the United States government, except as agreed upon by contract."
Big Money Casino Owners Try to Use Federal Power to Crush Online Competition
By: Jack Inglewood Communist theorist Leon Trotsky once said, “The end may justify the means as long as there is something that justifies the end.” Increasingly, policy in the United States seems to reflect Trotsky’s philosophy, especially when it comes to the Tenth Amendment. Politicians of all stripes seem ever more willing to toss states’…
Louisiana Bills Would Nullify Common Core
Two bills that would nullify the controversial Common Core educational standards have been introduced in the Louisiana State House of Representatives. HB556 and HB557 would stop all state involvement with Common Core. The bills were introduced on Feb. 27 by Reps. Cameron Henry (R-82) and Jerome Richard (I-55). They were promptly moved to the Education…