Health Care Freedom Amendment Advances to the Missouri House

A bill to amend the Missouri state constitution to guarantee Missourians health care freedom and lay the groundwork for nullification efforts passed through committee and will go to the House for a full vote. House Joint Resolution 62 (HJR62) was introduced by Rep. Kurt Bahr (R-102) on Jan. 16. It passed through the House Health…

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Louisiana State Senate Considering Bill to Nullify Drones

A bill has been introduced to protect the privacy rights of Louisianans from the unregulated use of unmanned aerial vehicles (drones) by government officials within the state. Senate Bill 330 (SB330) bans state officials from using drones to spy on Louisiana residents without a warrant. The bill also creates a civil recourse for victims of…

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Three Incorporated Municipalities broke – solution is simple!

Three Huge Cities Next In Line For Bankruptcy By Karen Riccio on 03/03/2014 3:33 pm in Featured, Market Commentary / 6 comments Detroit’s looming bankruptcy is making news again, this time focusing on current restructuring plans aimed to wipe out $18 billion in debt by axing pension checks of city retirees, including police and fire. […]

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No. We Shouldn’t Follow Every ‘Rule’

Quite frankly, I’m glad Rosa Parks refused to follow the rules. I’m glad the conductors and safe house operators along the Underground Railroad refused to follow the rules. I’m glad Oskar Schindler refused to follow the rules. Some rules should never be followed. Ever.

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Minnesota bills would ban cellphone tracking without a warrant

Two Minnesota bills that together ban law enforcement from obtaining cellphone location tracking information and data without a warrant passed its first committee hurdle. An Associated Press article reports, “On divided voice votes, the House Public Safety Committee advanced a pair of bills that impose a higher standard on law enforcement when they collect data…

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Europol: Police need powers to tackle virtual money laundering

"The head of the European Union's policing agency warned on Monday that virtual currencies such as Bitcoin were being used for money laundering and called for police to be given more powers to identify criminal suspects operating on the Internet. 'We're seeing that virtual currencies are being used as an instrument to facilitate crime, particularly in regard to the laundering of illicit profits,' said Europol head Rob Wainwright, speaking on the margins of a nuclear security conference in The Hague. Wainwright said police should be given new powers to allow them to identify anonymous participants online and bring them to justice." Continue reading

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UK financial official: Monetize state debt when deflation risks persist

"There is no need for central banks’ balance sheets to shrink. They could stay permanently larger; and, for some countries, permanently bigger central-bank balance sheets will help reduce public-debt burdens. Even when permanent monetization occurs — as it almost certainly will in Japan and possibly elsewhere — it may remain forever the policy that dare not speak its name. Such reticence may serve a useful purpose. But it must not blind central banks and governments to the full range of policy tools available to address today’s severe debt overhangs." Continue reading

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