Signed as Law: Texas Expands Right to Try Act

The enactment of SB773 expands the 2015 law to enable patients suffering from chronic diseases, rather than only terminal illnesses, to access medications and treatments not yet given final approval for use by the FDA.

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Signed as Law: Alabama Takes Small Step Against a Potential CBDC

The new law prohibits government agencies in Alabama from accepting a CBDC as payment, and from participating in any testing of a CBDC by the Federal Reserve.

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North Carolina House Committee Passes Bill to Explore Creation of State Bullion Depository

The legislation would direct the Department of State Treasurer to study the costs and benefits that would result from a state-administered and state-audited vaulting bullion depository in North Carolina.

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South Carolina Bill Would Exclude CBDC from Definition of Money in the State

A bill introduced in the South Carolina Senate would expressly exclude a central bank digital currency (CBDC) from the definition of money in South Carolina, creating potentially significant roadblocks to its use as such in the state.

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Making a Mockery of the 4th Amendment

Despite a well-documented pattern of lawlessness by the FBI, including a failure to comply with even the most modest reforms, the secret court charged with ensuring FISA surveillance is lawful has essentially given the FBI unlimited mulligans for all of its unconstitutional acts.

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Republicans Miss the Point on Mortgage Fee Hike

The Constitution nowhere authorizes the federal government to have anything to do with housing. This means no FHFA, no FHA, no Fannie Mae, no Freddie Mac, no Ginnie Mae, no HUD, no Federal Home Loan Banks, and no VA and USDA mortgages.

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James Madison vs the Pistol Brace Rule

States and individuals can stop the new pistol brace rule - without waiting for the federal government to magically do something it almost never does - limit its own power. It’s going to take hard work – and good strategy. The latter, we’ve got from the “father of the Constitution” – who gave us a four-step blueprint.

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