Smart Meters Raise Health, Privacy and Constitutional Concerns

I get more emails about smart meters than any other issue we cover. Pretty much on a weekly basis, somebody asks me how they can opt out of installing these devices in their homes or businesses. Smart meters monitor home energy usage in minute detail in real time. The devices transmit data to the utility…

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Now in Effect: Two Colorado Laws Expand Hemp Market, Despite Federal Prohibition

DENVER, Colo. (Aug. 8, 2018) – Today, two laws that will further mainstream the state’s industrial hemp industry went into effect. Implementation of these new policies will likely pave the way for faster development of the state’s hemp market, and further nullify federal prohibition in practice and effect. Mainstreaming Hemp as a Commodity A bipartisan coalition of…

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Treaties Do Not Trump the Constitution

Does a treaty or international tribunal trump the Constitution? Short answer: No! As constitutional scholar Rob Natelson explained, “The treaty has the force only of a statute, not of a super-constitution.” In an exchange on social media, TAC member John Crigger did a good job of making this case as well. The debate centered on whether…

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Now in Effect: Arizona Law Takes Another Step to Support Sound Money

PHOENIX, Ariz. (Aug. 3, 2018) – Today, an Arizona law goes into effect taking another step toward establishing gold and silver as money. The new law supplements Federal Reserve notes with honest money that has stable, constitutionally protected value. Rep. Mark Finchem (R-Tucson) sponsored House Bill 2013 (HB2013). The new law recognizes silver and gold as liquid…

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