Even though most people seem to believe it - and the government definitely acts as if it were true, federal law is not “always supreme” - all the time. Arguing in support of that requires ignoring the words of the supremacy clause - and the history of the American Revolution, which was a rejection of this kind of unlimited, centralized power.
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While passage into law would not end government use of facial recognition in Maryland, it would set the foundation by setting some initial limits on the technology and preventing ongoing surveillance using facial recognition.
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In effect, the changes in the law would facilitate herd shares and make it easier for people willing to pay another individual for the upkeep of milk-producing livestock to share raw milk and other things produced from the raw milk of those shared animals.
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The legislation would remove marijuana from the state's list of banned substances and strike provisions in current law that refer to criminal penalties for cannabis-related offenses. The proposed law would not create any kind of tax or regulatory program for marijuana. It would effectively become legal to possess, cultivate, buy, and sell cannabis just like tomatoes.
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You can't expect the federal government to protect you from the federal government. Most people think the only “checks and balances” come from the separation of powers between the three branches of the federal government.
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As Thomas Jefferson told us - “the ground of liberty is to be gained by inches.”
This week’s reports include:
-NSA Surveillance Section 702
-4th Amendment Protection Act
-Kentucky vs ATF
Supporters of the monster state want you to believe the federal government is always supreme - in everything, all the time. It's not.
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Titled the Defend the Guard Act, under the proposed law, the Maine governor could not release the state’s National Guard units into “active duty combat” unless Congress has “passed an official declaration of war or taken official action pursuant to Article 1, Section 8, Clause 15 of the United States Constitution.”
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The legislation would prohibit a payment settlement entity, merchant acquiring entity, or a third-party settlement organization from assigning a merchant category code or otherwise classifying a merchant that is a seller of firearms or ammunition separately from general merchandise retailers or sporting goods retailers.
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A California bill would extend a temporary ban on police use of facial recognition and biometric scanners with police officer cameras for 10 more years.
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