Michigan Bill Takes on Warrantless Stingray Spying; Would Also Hinder Some Federal Surveillance

LANSING, Mich. (Jun. 6, 2016) – A bill introduced recently in the Michigan House would end warrantless collection of cell phone data and ban the use “stingrays” to track the location of phones and sweep up electronic communications without a warrant in most situations. Passage of the bill would not only protect privacy in Michigan,…

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In Progress: New Tenther Studio Upgrades

With just about 6 months in our new recording studio under our belt, it’s time for the first round of improvements and upgrades. Thanks to some great friends who are professionals in video and audio production, we got the studio set up on a tiny budget last December. Now, thanks to some great support and…

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Signed by the Governor: New Louisiana Law Takes on Stingray Spying; Will Hinder Federal Surveillance Program

BATON ROUGE, La. (June 6, 2016) – Last week, Louisiana Gov. John Bell Edwards signed a bill into law that requires a court order for the use of “stingrays” to track the location of phones and sweep up electronic communications. The new law will not only protect privacy in the state, but will also hinder…

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We Are All Jeffersonians Now

In episode number 11 of his podcast, Dr. Brion McClanahan asserts We Are All Jeffersonians Now. McClanahan explores a number of interesting questions relating to Jefferson in this episode. Was Jefferson a conservative or a radical? What is American Conservatism? Does such a thing even exist or is it just some rehashed version of liberalism?…

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Signed by the Governor: South Carolina Right to Try Act Rejects Some FDA Restrictions on Terminal Patients

COLUMBIA, S.C. (June 5, 2016)  – On Friday, South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley signed into law a bill that sets 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 seven Representatives sponsored House Bill 4542 (H.4542). The new law gives…

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Today in History: FDR and Congress Take U.S. off the Gold Standard

On April 5, 1933, President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed Executive Order 6102 “forbidding the Hoarding of gold coin, gold bullion, and gold certificates within the continental United States.” The effect of the order was to criminalize the possession of monetary gold by any individual, partnership, association or corporation. Two months later, on June 5, 1933,  Congress passed…

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States should not sue the Federal Government over Transgender Bathrooms

States should not sue the federal Government to obtain rights they already have under the Tenth Amendment of the Constitution because doing so undermines—potentially to oblivion—that Amendment.  It reads: “The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to…

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Mississippi Pause on Implementing EPA Clean Power Plan Sets Precedent That Could Nullify it if Pursued

JACKSON, Miss. (June 3, 2016) – The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality has put a pause on implementing the EPA “Clean Power Plan.” The move sets a precedent that state could ultimately use to permanently nullify the federal program in effect. According to DEQ spokesman Robbie Wilbur, the agency will hold off implementing the plan…

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