Texas House Passes Two Bills to Facilitate Use of Bullion Depository
HJR38 passed by a vote of 125-14 and HB239 passed by a vote of 133-10.
Activism 101 Podcast #3: The Facts and Just the Facts
In this installment of the Activism 101 Podcast, I talk about my initial information-gathering efforts after I discovered surveillance cameras in my neighborhood, and what they yielded.
Massachusetts Legalizes Industrial Hemp Farming, But Impact Will Depend on Implementation
BOSTON, Mass. (Aug 3, 2017) – A Massachusetts cannabis bill signed by the governor last week legalizes commercial industrial hemp production in the state, but its effect will depend on how state departments ultimately write and enforce the rules. Massachusetts voters approved a ballot measure to legalize marijuana and hemp in 2016, but the state…
Constitution Essentials: The 14th Amendment and the “Incorporation Doctrine”
Kevin Gutzman, best-selling author and expert on American Constitutional history, discusses the 14th Amendment and the Incorporation Doctrine, how the doctrine has given us government by judiciary instead of government by representation.
Donald Trump should learn from John Tyler
Tyler faced a near coup by his cabinet and was expelled from the Whig Party for vetoing their crappy legislation. What did he do? He gladly accepted their resignations, appointed his "state's rights" buddies to his cabinet and moved on.
Seattle Passes Ordinance Taking First Step Toward Limiting the Surveillance State
SEATTLE (Aug. 2, 2017) – On Monday, the Seattle City Council passed an ordinance taking the first step toward limiting the unchecked use of surveillance technologies that violate basic privacy rights and feed into the broader national surveillance state. Councilmember Lorena González sponsored CB 118930. Under the new law, city departments, including the Seattle P.D., must get council approval before…
Tenther Tuesday Episode 21: The New DOJ Asset Forfeiture Scheme and How to Stop It
Today is the 194th day that the GOP has failed to repeal Obamacare. But we’re discussing a different problem this week. A couple of weeks ago, at the behest of Jeff Sessions, the U.S. Department of Justice issued a directive meant to ramp up asset forfeiture across the country – even in states that require…
Now In Effect: Louisiana Expands of Right to Try Act, Further Rejects Some FDA Restrictions
BATON ROUGE, La. (Aug 1, 2017) – Today, a law goes into effect expanding Louisiana’s Right to Try law to include technology designed to help ALS patients with mobility. The new law sets the foundation to nullify in practice a Food and Drug Administration (FDA) rule that currently denies these patients’ access to this specific technology.…
Now in Effect: Arkansas Law Expands Health Freedom
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (July 31, 2017) – Yesterday, an Arkansas law went into effect that will help facilitate healthcare freedom and set the stage to nullify federally run healthcare in practice. Rep. Justin Gonzales (R-Okolona) sponsored House Bill 2240 (HB2240). The legislation specifies that direct primary care agreements (sometimes called medical retainer agreements) do not…
Maine Governor Begs Feds to “Bring the Hammer Down” on His Own State
Gov. Paul LePage is doing it wrong. Instead of protecting the people of Maine from overreaching and unconstitutional federal overreach, he’s begging the feds to trample on his state’s sovereignty. You see, the Republican governor doesn’t like marijuana. And he doesn’t like the fact that the people of his state voted to legalize weed. He wants…
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