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Edwin Meese vs the “Enforce the Law Act of 2014″

NO, the Supreme Court isn’t the only branch tasked with determining the constitutionality of “laws” Here’s Ronald Reagan’s Attorney General on the subject: “Constitutional interpretation is not the business of the Court only, but also properly the business of all branches of government. The Supreme Court, then, is not the only interpreter of the Constitution.…

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New Jersey Action Alert: Support A2719 to Nullify the Federal Hemp Ban

A2719, a bill that would legalize industrial hemp for production within the state, was introduced on Feb. 24 by Rep. Reed Gusciora (D-15). It was referred to the Commerce and Economic Development Committee where it will need to pass through a majority before a vote is taken by the full assembly. PLEASE TAKE THE FOLLOWING…

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Kentucky senate considering bill to nullify common core

SB224 declares that the Commonwealth of Kentucky "shall not implement the academic content standards for English language arts and mathematics developed by the Common Core Standards Initiative and copyrighted by the National Governors Association and the Council of Chief State School Officers." The bill also goes on to ban state participation in the Next Generation Science Standards Initiative and refuses any nationalized assessments related to the banned programs.

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Missouri Bill Blocking Obamacare Passes Out of Senate Committee

A bill that would effectively cripple implementation of Obamacare in Missouri recently passed out of committee. SB546 would ban Missouri from taking any action that would “compel, directly or indirectly, any person, employer, or health care provider to participate in any health care system.” That means the state would be banned, by law, from operating…

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Texas Tells Company to Stop Investments Using Bitcoin

"Texas regulators ordered an energy company to stop accepting Bitcoin for investments in oil and natural-gas wells, the first action of its kind by a state securities commissioner. Balanced Energy LLC, in the Dallas suburb of Southlake, was directed to stop selling unregistered securities using the digital currency, Texas Securities Commissioner John Morgan said yesterday in a statement. The order reflects concern that investors using Bitcoin might not get their money back, said Bob Webster, a spokesman for the Washington-based North American Securities Administrators Association. Webster described the order as the first of its kind." Continue reading →

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Bit of Headache for Paris, Bitcoin Regulation Added to EU Agenda

"On 04 March 2014, Pierre Moscovici urged EU member states to begin talks regarding the regulation of virtual currencies. As it currently stands, bitcoin is considered 'neither a legal currency, nor a means of payment …[and]… does not fall directly within the scope of supervision and surveillance of competent authorities in payment issues', according to the Bank of France. The same can be said for the European Central Bank, who mirror these findings and also added that virtual currencies. Where publications choose to highlight negative issues, without giving fair exposure to the positive issues, it is no surprise to see the concerned authorities call for regulatory measures." Continue reading →

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