Rothbard, Dickinson: The Path to Liberty
The path to liberty begins with a single step.
Missouri Committee Passes Bill to Limit ALPR Data, Help Block National License Plate Tracking Program
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (March 2, 2017) – Today, A Missouri Senate committee passed a bill that would put limitations on the storage and sharing of information collected by law enforcement agencies using Automated License Plate Readers (ALPRs) in the state, and place significant roadblocks in the way of a federal program using states to help track…
Massachusetts Bill Would Withdraw the State from Common Core
BOSTON, Mass. (Mar. 2, 2017) – A Massachusetts bill would withdraw the state from Common Core standards, an important step toward nullifying the program within the state. Sen. Jason Lewis (D- Winchester) introduced Senate Bill 283 (S.283) to void Common Core standards and create a framework to establish state standards to replace them. It reads, in…
West Virginia Senate Votes to Limit Warrantless Drone Surveillance
CHARLESTON, W. Va. (March 2, 2017) – A West Virginia bill that would require police to get a warrant before engaging in drone surveillance in most situations passed the Senate yesterday.Sen. Charles Trump (R-Berkeley Springs) introduced Senate Bill 9 (SB9) on Feb. 8. The legislation would require law enforcement agencies to get a warrant before…
New Hampshire Committee Passes Bill to Close Federal Asset Forfeiture Loophole
CONCORD, N.H. (March 2, 2017) – A New Hampshire bill that would close a federal loophole allowing state and local police to circumvent stringent state asset forfeiture laws by passing cases off to the feds passed an important House committee this week. Rep, Michael Sylvia (R-Belmont) and Rep. John Burt (R-Goffstown) introduced House Bill 614…
Washington Senate Passes Right to Try Act; Rejects Some FDA Restrictions on Terminal Patients
OLYMPIA, Washington (March 2, 2017) – Yesterday, the Washington state Senate unanimously passed a bill that would set the foundation to nullify in practice some Food and Drug Administration (FDA) rules that deny access to experimental treatments by terminally ill patients. A bipartisan coalition of 13 senators sponsor Senate Bill 5035 (SB5035). The legislation would…
Indiana Senate Passes Bill Taking on Asset Forfeiture, Closing Federal Loophole
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (March 2, 2017) – On Tuesday, the Indiana Senate passed a bill that would reform the state’s asset forfeiture laws to prohibit the state from taking property without a criminal conviction. The legislation also takes on federal forfeiture programs by banning prosecutors from circumventing state laws by passing cases off to the feds.…
Washington House Votes 98-0 to Decriminalize Industrial Hemp
OLYMPIA, Wash. (Mar. 1, 2017) – Yesterday, the Washington state House unanimously passed bill that would remove industrial hemp from the state’s “controlled substances” list. Passage into law would set the stage for people there to nullify federal prohibition on the plant in practice. Rep. Matt Shea (R-Spokane Valley) and a bipartisan coalition of three…
Texas Bill Would Create Process to Review and Reject Unconstitutional Federal Acts
AUSTIN, Texas (March 1, 2017) – A bill introduced in the Texas House would create a mechanism to review federal laws and end state cooperation with enforcement of those determined to violate the U.S. Constitution. This process would set the stage to effectively block some federal laws and acts in the Lone Star State. Rep.…
Neocons Hate the Founders
When confronted with the fact that the Founders were not in favor of massive military, surveillance, or other federal programs – neocons will often resort to one of two claims: The founders couldn’t have possibly understood what we face today, so times have changed. This, mind you – is the same argument given by the…
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