Missouri house bans cellphone tracking without a warrant, 134-13

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., March 14, 2014 – Yesterday, the Missouri house overwhelmingly approved a bill to ban the obtaining of cellphone location tracking information without a warrant. House Bill 1388 (HB1388) prohibits use of such information in civil or criminal proceedings, and even bans its use as “an affidavit of probable cause in an effort to…

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Utah legislature passes bill to stop warrantless drone spying

The bill, known as the "Government Use of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Act," states that 'a law enforcement agency may not obtain, receive, or use data acquired through an unmanned aerial vehicle unless the data is obtained pursuant to a search warrant

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Bill Bonner: The Massive Problem Threatening the Global Recovery

"Debt is an obligation laid upon the future by the past. The larger it gets, the harder it is for the future to happen. There is a correlation between extreme levels of public debt and low economic growth. High levels of debt-to-GDP have been historically associated with low levels of economic growth. That is what has been happening in Japan for the last 23 years… and in Europe and the US for the last seven. These economies are still fighting deleveraging, resisting debt deflation and pretending that they can continue to add debt forever… and that somehow this will get them out of their debt traps. But they are doomed. Without growth they can’t pay the debt. With so much debt, they can’t grow." Continue reading

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Global Debt Exceeds $100 Trillion as Governments Binge, BIS Says

"The amount of debt globally has soared more than 40 percent to $100 trillion since the first signs of the financial crisis as governments borrowed to pull their economies out of recession and companies took advantage of record low interest rates, according to the Bank for International Settlements. The $30 trillion increase from $70 trillion between mid-2007 and mid-2013 compares with a $3.86 trillion decline in the value of equities to $53.8 trillion in the same period. Borrowing has soared as central banks suppress benchmark interest rates to spur growth. Yields on all types of bonds average about 2 percent, down from more than 4.8 percent in 2007." Continue reading

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Obamacare nullification: Georgia senate moves forward with bill to start the process

Introduced by Rep. Jason Spencer, HB707 pushes back against the ACA in five ways and would create serious impediments to the implementation of Obamacare in Georgia.

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New Hampshire house passes bill to nullify warrantless drone spying

HB1620 would regulate the use of drones by governments, as well as individuals. It would require search warrants to use for surveillance and levy fines for violations. It also bans lethal or nonlethal arming of drones in the state.

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Idaho bill effectively nullifies new federal gun control measures

Yesterday, the Idaho state house passed a bill which would effectively nullify future federal gun laws by prohibiting state enforcement of any future federal act relating to personal firearms, a firearm accessories or ammunition. The vote was 68-0. It previously passed the state senate by a vote of 34-0, and will now go to the Governor's desk for a signature.

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