Massachusetts House Committee Passes Bill to Restrict ALPR Use; Help Block National License Plate Tracking Program

BOSTON, Mass. (May 27, 2016) – A Massachusetts House committee has passed a bill that would put limitations on the storage and sharing of information collected by law enforcement agencies using Automated License Plate Readers (ALPRs) in the state, and place significant roadblocks in the way of a federal program using states to help track the…

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Resistance and Jury Nullification: Twin Pillars of Liberty

During the Massachusetts ratifying convention, a little known founding father made the case that the combined tools of resistance and jury nullification can protect liberty even in the face of a government that won’t follow the constitution.

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Massachusetts Anti-Common Core Activists Fight to Put the Issue on the Ballot in November

BOSTON, Mass. (May 10, 2016) – An initiative petition filed last year needs one final push to allow voters to nullify Common Core educational standards in November after the legislature refused to act during this year’s legislative session. House Bill 3929 (H.3929) was the result of a initiative petition filed by End Common Core Massachusetts last…

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Massachusetts Senate Passes Bill to Expand Raw Milk Sales; Set Foundation to Nullify Federal Prohibition Scheme

BOSTON, Mass. (May 6, 2016) – Yesterday, the Massachusetts Senate overwhelmingly passed an agriculture bill that would expand raw milk sales in the state. Passage of the bill into law would facilitate the process of nullifying the federal prohibition scheme in practice. The Senate Ways and Means Committee created Senate Bill 2258 (S.2258) to incorporate…

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Massachusetts Senate Committee Passes Bill to Restrict ALPR Use; Help Block National License Plate Tracking Program

BOSTON, Mass. (May 5, 2016) – A Massachusetts Senate committee has passed a bill that would put limitations on the storage and sharing of information collected by law enforcement agencies using Automated License Plate Readers (ALPRs) in the state, and place significant roadblocks in the way of a federal program using states to help track the…

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Massachusetts Senate Committee Passes Bill to Expand Raw Milk Sales; Set Foundation to Nullify Federal Prohibition Scheme

BOSTON, Mass. (May 2, 2016) – An agriculture bill that would expand raw milk sales in the state was approved by an important Senate committee last week. Passage of the bill into law would facilitate the process of nullifying the federal prohibition scheme in practice. The Senate Ways and Means Committee created Senate Bill 2258 (S.2258)…

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Massachusetts Bill to Terminate Common Core Standards Stalls in Committee, May be Decided by Voters in November

BOSTON, Mass. (Mar. 18, 2015) – A Massachusetts House bill to terminate Common Core educational standards, an important step toward nullifying nationalized education in the state, has stalled in committee and will likely need more signatures to appear on the ballot in November. House Bill 3929 (H.3929) is the result of a initiative petition files…

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Massachusetts Bill Would Expand Raw Milk Sales; Set Foundation to Nullify Federal Prohibition

BOSTON, Mass. (March 15, 2016) – An agriculture bill that would expand raw milk sales in the state passed an important joint committee last week. Passage of the bill into law would facilitate the process of nullifying the federal prohibition scheme in practice. The joint committee on Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture created Senate Bill…

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Important Committee Hearing for Massachusetts Bills to Limit License Plate Tracking

BOSTON (Feb. 26, 2016) – The Massachusetts legislature Joint Transportation Committee will hold a hearing Monday on three bills that would put strict restrictions on automated license plate reader systems (ALPR), placing significant roadblocks in the way of a federal program using states to help track the location of millions of everyday people through pictures…

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Massachusetts Bill Would Terminate Common Core, Nullify the National Standards in the State

BOSTON, Mass. (Jan. 21, 2015) – A bill active in the Massachusetts House for the 2016 legislative session would withdraw the state from Common Core standards, an important step toward nullifying nationalized education in the state.  House Bill 3929 (H.3929) is the result of an initiative petition filed by End Common Core Massachusetts. Because that…

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