HARRISBURG, Pa. (April 3, 2016) – A resolution protesting and demanding an end to federal overreach based on the the Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions of 1798 was introduced in the Pennsylvania Senate last month. Sen. Michael Folmer (R-Lebanon) and Sen. Mario Scavello (R-Tannersville) introduced Senate Resolution 293 (SR293) on March 7. The resolutions claims sovereignty…
JUNEAU, Alaska – (April 3, 2016) – An Alaska Senate Committee has passed a bill that would set the foundation to nullify in practice some Food and Drug Administration (FDA) rules that deny access to experimental treatments by terminally ill patients. Sen. Bill Wielechowski introduced Senate bill 113 (SB113) in April of last year.The legislation…
Through the federal “equitable sharing” program, police work with federal agencies to take your property - and they don’t even need to convict you of any criminal activity.
OKLAHOMA CITY (April 1, 2016) – On Thursday, an Oklahoma House subcommittee passed a bill that would put limitations on the storage and sharing of information collected by Automated License Plate Readers (ALPRs) by law enforcement in the state, and place significant roadblocks in the way of a federal program using states to help track the…
AUGUSTA, Maine (April 1, 2016) – On Wednesday, Maine Gov. Paul LePage signed a bill into law 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. Rep. Thomas Longstaff (D-Waterville) introduced House Bill 180 (LD180) last year, and the…
JUNEAU, Alaska (April 1, 2016) – An Alaska Senate committee has passed a bill that would effectively legalize growing industrial hemp in the state, taking a step toward nullifying federal prohibition. Sen. Johnny Ellis (D-Anchorage) introduced Senate Bill 8 (SB8) last year. As introduced, the legislation would have removed hemp from the state’s list of…
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (April 1, 2016) – An important California Assembly committee unanimously passed a bill Tuesday that would set the foundation to nullify in practice some Food and Drug Administration (FDA) rules that deny access to experimental treatments by terminally ill patients. A massive bipartisan coalition of 29 Assembly members introduced Assembly Bill 1668 (AB1668) on…
Today, we received an email inquiry about nullification from someone who is part of the national team at Convention of States Project. I thought this was interesting because no organization has been more disparaging of nullification efforts than CoS. Well, maybe ThinkProgress. But it’s close. In case you’re also interested in this communication, here is the full…
In this episode of Thoughts from Maharrey Head I talk about the First Amendment, its relation to freedom of speech, and more generally the importance of free expression in a free society. The shutdown of a Donald Trump rally in Chicago generated a lot of discussion about freedom of speech. I keep hearing people say,…
LINCOLN, Neb. (March 31, 2016) – Yesterday, Gov. Pete Ricketts signed a bill into law to help facilitate healthcare freedom, an essential component of any strategy to reject Obamacare. Sen. Merv Riepe (R-Omaha) introduced Legislative Bill 817 (LB817) back in January. The legislation specifies that direct primary care agreements (sometimes called medical retainer agreements) do…