Network Archives – Page 308

Federal Disaster Relief Is Unconstitutional

Post author:Tenth Amendment Center
Post published:October 12, 2017
Post category:Network Archives Sovereignty Tenth Amendment Center

In fact, there was a time in the not so distant past that two presidents...two...vetoed bills that would have provided money to drought-stricken farmers and flood victims.

Florida Committee Passes Bill to Expand Healthcare Freedom

Post author:Tenth Amendment Center
Post published:October 11, 2017
Post category:Florida Health Care Network Archives Sovereignty Tenth Amendment Center

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (Oct 11, 2017) – Yesterday, a Florida Senate committee unanimously passed a bill that would help facilitate healthcare freedom outside of government regulatory schemes. Sen. Tom Lee (R-Brandon) prefiled Senate Bill 80 (SB80) on Aug. 9. The legislation specifies that direct primary care agreements (sometimes called medical retainer agreements) do not constitute insurance, thereby freeing…

Jesner v. Arab Bank and the Original Meaning of the Alien Tort Statute

Post author:Tenth Amendment Center
Post published:October 11, 2017
Post category:Network Archives Sovereignty Tenth Amendment Center

Today the Supreme Court hears argument in Jesner v. Arab Bank, in which plaintiffs seek to use the so-called Alien Tort Statute (ATS) as the basis to impose liability on Arab Bank, a Jordanian entity, for allegedly giving financial support to Hamas’ terrorist operations in Israel and the Palestinian territories. The ATS provides federal court jurisdiction…

Iran is firing on all cylinders

Post author:Freedomwat.ch Staff
Post published:October 10, 2017
Post category:Network Archives The Freedom Watch

"Despite strong criticism from President Trump over the deal reached by Obama with Iran and the strong distrust of Iran, the country has benefitted strongly in the almost 2 years since over 90% of sanctions were lifted."

Syria supports Kurdish self-rule vote that US labels ‘illegitimate’

Post author:Freedomwat.ch Staff
Post published:October 10, 2017
Post category:Network Archives The Freedom Watch

Kurdish radical democrats in Iraq and Syria have forced the US and Syrian governments to take positions at odds with their respective Western media portrayals.

Interview: Sued by Local Government for Open Records Request on Surveillance

Post author:Tenth Amendment Center
Post published:October 10, 2017
Post category:Kentucky Network Archives Sovereignty Tenth Amendment Center

I recently appeared on InfoWars Real News with David Knight to talk about the lawsuit the city of Lexington, Ky., filed against me over an open records requests. To open the interview, I explain exactly why the city sued me. One of the highlights of the segment was when I pulled out a copy of a redacted…

Atlanta Airport Abuses Uber and Lyft Drivers and Their Customers

Post author:Freedomwat.ch Staff
Post published:October 10, 2017
Post category:Network Archives The Freedom Watch

"Two years ago, ridesharing at the Atlanta airport was perfect. It was being widely used. It was cheap and convenient. Customers were king. Drivers were making money. Poor people without jobs suddenly had a job. Suddenly, the airport authorities had a problem. They had previously constructed vast parking lots for people coming and going from the airport. They had been a huge source of revenue. That revenue gradually began to fall. Then it fell some more. What had previously been a system of benign neglect began to turn."

IMF Chief Suggests IMFCoin Cryptocurrency as Possibility

Post author:Freedomwat.ch Staff
Post published:October 10, 2017
Post category:Network Archives The Freedom Watch

"IMF Director Christine Lagarde hinted at the development of a digital currency, similar to the bitcoin, for the organization's special drawing rights (SDR) mechanism to replace existing reserve currencies. The international finance organization has already begun exploring the possibility with an External Advisory Group discussion last December. Referring to a possible future situation along these lines, Lagarde said that the prospect of a digital currency as a replacement for reserve currencies that are part of the SDR was not 'a far-fetched hypothetical.'"

The head of the IMF says bitcoin is ‘too expensive for me at the moment’

Post author:Freedomwat.ch Staff
Post published:October 10, 2017
Post category:Network Archives The Freedom Watch

"Bitcoin is too expensive for one of the most powerful women in finance. Christine Lagarde, the head of the International Monetary Fund, on Friday told CNBC's Sara Eisen that bitcoin is 'too expensive for me at the moment' when asked if she would ever buy into the red-hot digital currency. Lagarde last month gave a soft defense of the cryptocurrency during a speech in London. She said cryptocurrencies such as bitcoin could 'give existing currencies and monetary policy a run for their money.'"

Bitcoin Now Buys You Citizenship in Pacific Nation of Vanuatu

Post author:Freedomwat.ch Staff
Post published:October 10, 2017
Post category:Network Archives The Freedom Watch

"The Pacific island nation of Vanuatu has become the world’s first county to accept the virtual currency bitcoin for its citizenship program. The Vanuatu Information Centre (VIC) announced that its Development Support Program (DSP) will allow foreigners to qualify for Vanuatuan citizenship through a one-time payment of $200,000 – or its cryptocurrency equivalent. At current market prices, this puts the price of citizenship for the so-called Paradise Islands at slightly more than 43 bitcoins."