The legislation would require state and local law enforcement agencies to get a warrant before using a drone or other unmanned aircraft to gather evidence or other information pertaining to criminal conduct or conduct in violation of a statute or regulation.
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The legislation would ban any person, including any public officer or employee of the state and its political subdivisions, from enforcing any past, present or future federal “acts, laws, executive orders, administrative orders, court orders, rules, or regulations” that infringe on the right to keep and bear arms.
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The legislation would prohibit state and local law enforcement agencies in Minnesota from acquiring “military-grade weapons” from the federal 1033 program. SF863 defines military-grade weapons as “militarily equipped vehicles and aircraft, weapons and other objects designed to primarily have a military purpose or offensive capability, and ammunition.”
The post Minnesota Bill Would Limit State Participation in Federal Police Militarization Program first appeared on Tenth Amendment Center.
The legislation would exempt small farms and places where raw milk is not advertised as for sale, from a list of regulations applying to other raw milk sales – as long as they meet specific sanitary requirements. Consumers would be allowed to purchase raw milk directly from the farm, without being subject to the larger market regulatory process.
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The legislation would create a cause of action in state courts to sue a police officer who "under color of law, subjects or causes to be subjected, including failing to intervene, any other person to the deprivation of any individual rights that create binding obligations on government actors secured by the bill of rights, article one of the state constitution."
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Practically speaking, this would allow Tennesseans to use gold or silver coins as money rather than just as mere investment vehicles. In effect, it would put gold and silver on the same footing as Federal Reserve notes.
The post Tennessee Bill Would Make Gold and Silver Legal Tender in the State first appeared on Tenth Amendment Center.
The legislation would create a cause of action in state court for “any person injured in person or property by a peace officer acting under color of authority has a cause of action against the peace officer, and against any other peace officer who had the power through reasonable diligence to prevent or aid in preventing the injury from occurring and failed to do so, if the peace officer engaged in conduct that is unlawful under the state Constitution or state law.”
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The legislation would repeal the entirety of the state's controlled drug act effective July 1, 2025, and establish a committee to study the policy and statutory changes necessary to implement the repeal.
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SALT LAKE CITY, Utah (Jan. 30, 2023) – On Friday, the Utah House unanimously passed a bill that would limit warrantless geofence location tracking and require detailed reporting on geofence warrants. Passage of the legislation would not only protect privacy in Utah; it would also hinder the growth of the federal surveillance state. Rep. Ryan […]
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Facts. Getting from the largest government in history to a real “land of the free” isn’t going to be quick or easy. But without these three essential ingredients from the “real American Revolution,” we probably won’t get there at all.
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