Local Activism Opportunities Everywhere! But How Do I Do It?

Last week, I took a long weekend and drove down to Florida with my son to meet my new niece, and visit with my mom and sister. While I was there, I saw something that got me pretty riled up. My mom and sister live in the small island town of Fernandina Beach. It has…

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Massachusetts Legalizes Industrial Hemp Farming, But Impact Will Depend on Implementation

BOSTON, Mass. (Aug 3, 2017) – A Massachusetts cannabis bill signed by the governor last week legalizes commercial industrial hemp production in the state, but its effect will depend on how state departments ultimately write and enforce the rules. Massachusetts voters approved a ballot measure to legalize marijuana and hemp in 2016, but the state…

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Constitution Essentials: The 14th Amendment and the “Incorporation Doctrine”

Kevin Gutzman, best-selling author and expert on American Constitutional history, discusses the 14th Amendment and the Incorporation Doctrine, how the doctrine has given us government by judiciary instead of government by representation.

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Seattle Passes Ordinance Taking First Step Toward Limiting the Surveillance State

SEATTLE (Aug. 2, 2017) – On Monday, the Seattle City Council passed an ordinance taking the first step toward limiting the unchecked use of surveillance technologies that violate basic privacy rights and feed into the broader national surveillance state. Councilmember Lorena González sponsored CB 118930. Under the new law, city departments, including the Seattle P.D., must get council approval before…

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Tenther Tuesday Episode 21: The New DOJ Asset Forfeiture Scheme and How to Stop It

Today is the 194th day that the GOP has failed to repeal Obamacare. But we’re discussing a different problem this week. A couple of weeks ago, at the behest of Jeff Sessions, the U.S. Department of Justice issued a directive meant to ramp up asset forfeiture across the country – even in states that require…

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Now In Effect: Louisiana Expands of Right to Try Act, Further Rejects Some FDA Restrictions

BATON ROUGE, La. (Aug 1, 2017) – Today, a law goes into effect expanding Louisiana’s Right to Try law to include technology designed to help ALS patients with mobility. The new law sets the foundation to nullify in practice a Food and Drug Administration (FDA) rule that currently denies these patients’ access to this specific technology.…

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Now in Effect: Arkansas Law Expands Health Freedom

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (July 31, 2017) – Yesterday, an Arkansas law went into effect that will help facilitate healthcare freedom and set the stage to nullify federally run healthcare in practice. Rep. Justin Gonzales (R-Okolona) sponsored House Bill 2240 (HB2240). The legislation specifies that direct primary care agreements (sometimes called medical retainer agreements) do not…

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