Right to Try Act: Doctor Saves Lives by Ignoring Federal Restrictions
While the FDA would have let all these people die, the Texas Right to Try Act – along with the heroic actions of Dr. Delpassand – has given them hope.
Texas Bill Would Legalize Industrial Hemp; Foundation to Nullify Federal Prohibition
AUSTIN, Texas (March 20, 2017) – A bill introduced in the Texas House would legalize the production and processing of industrial hemp for commercial purposes, rejecting the unconstitutional federal prohibition on the same. Rep. Bill Zedler (R-Arlington) introduced House Bill 3587 (HB3587) on March 9. Under the proposed law, industrial hemp would be treated as…
How to Stop Warrantless NSA Spying: Discussion on the Kate Dalley Show
On March 14, I appeared on the Kate Dalley Show to talk about warrantless NSA spying and what states can do about it. I opened the interview explaining how the state of Utah could simply end all cooperation with unconstitutional surveillance and turn off the water to the NSA facility in Bluffdale. This led to a…
West Virginia Senate Passes Bill to Terminate Common Core Implementation
CHARLESTON, W. Va. . (Mar. 20, 2017) – On Saturday, the West Virginia Senate passed a bill to withdraw the state from Common Core. Sen. Patricia Rucker (R-Jefferson) introduced Senate Bill 524 (SB524) to void Common Core standards in the state. It reads, in part: Effective July 1, 2018, the state board is prohibited from…
Arizona Action Alert: Help Stop Civil Asset Forfeiture, Support HB2477
Arizona House Bill 2477 (HB2477) would require prosecutors to establish a higher evidentiary standard for asset forfeiture. The bill also takes on federal forfeiture programs by banning prosecutors from circumventing state laws by passing cases off to the feds in most situations. It passed the House by a unanimous 60-0 vote. (learn more here) It now…
Colorado Republicans Kill Bill to Close Federal Asset Forfeiture Loophole
DENVER, Colo. (March 21, 2017) – A Republican controlled Colorado Senate committee killed a bill that would have closed an asset forfeiture loophole that allows state and local police to circumvent more stringent state asset forfeiture laws. Despite bipartisan sponsorship, Senate Bill 136 (SB136) failed to advance out of the Senate Committee on Judiciary by a…
Nullify Chapter 21: Federal Militarization of Local Police
States and local communities can stop federal programs that militarize local police.
Rhode Island Bills Would Legalize Recreational Marijuana, Nullify Federal Prohibition
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (Mar. 17, 2017) – Bills introduced in the Rhode Island legislature would legalize marijuana for recreational use, taking a big step toward nullifying federal cannabis prohibition in practice in the state. Senate Bill 420 (S420) was introduced by Sen. Joshua Miller (D-Cranston) and four bipartisan co-sponsors to legalize marijuana under a tax-and-regulate system…
Montana Committee Passes Bill to Limit ALPR Use, Help Block National License Plate Tracking Program
HELENA, Mont. (March 17, 2017) – Yesterday, an important Senate committee unanimously passed a bill that would limit the use of Automated License Plate Readers (ALPRs) in the state. Passage into law would also place significant roadblocks in the way of a federal program using states to help track the location of millions of everyday…
Signed into Law: South Dakota Ends State Refugee Resettlement Agreements
PIERRE, S.D. (March 17, 2017) – South Dakota Gov. Dennis Daugaard has signed a bill into law repealing the authority of the state Department of Social Services to enter into agreements related to the Refugee Act of 1980. A coalition of 12 Republican representatives and senators sponsored Senate Bill 124 (SB124). Originally, the bill would…
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