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Texas House Passes Second Amendment Financial Privacy Act

Titled the Second Amendment Financial Privacy Act, the legislation would prohibit a financial institution operating in Texas from requiring or assigning a firearms code, which is defined as “any merchant category code approved by the International Organization for Standardization for a firearms retailer, including Merchant Category Code 5723.”

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To the Governor: Florida Bill to Ban use of a CBDC as Money in the State

The bill would explicitly exclude a CBDC from the definition of money in Florida, effectively banning its use as such in the state.

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To the Governor: Florida Passes 2nd Amendment Financial Privacy Act

The 2nd Amendment Financial Privacy Act would prohibit a payment settlement entity, merchant acquiring entity, or a third-party settlement organization from assigning a merchant category code or otherwise classifying a merchant that is a seller of firearms or ammunition separately from general merchandise retailers or sporting goods retailers.

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California Senate Passes Bill to Legalize Some Psychedelics Despite Federal Prohibition

the California Senate passed a bill that would legalize several naturally-occurring psychedelic drugs, including “magic mushrooms.” Enactment of this legislation would set the foundation for people to nullify the federal prohibition on the same.

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A Perversion of Words

As Samuel Adams put it in a 1776 letter to John Pitts, “How strangely will the Tools of a Tyrant pervert the plain Meaning of Words!”

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The Bill of Restrictions

They shouldn’t have called it the “Bill of Rights.” They should have called it the “Bill of Restrictions.” That’s because the Bill of Rights doesn’t give us rights.

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Second California Assembly Committee Passes Bill to Extend Temporary Ban on Facial Recognition with Police Body Cameras

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (May 1, 2023) – Last week, a second California Assembly committee passed a bill that would extend a temporary ban on police use of facial recognition and biometric scanners with police officer cameras for three more years. Asm. Lori Wilson introduced Assembly Bill 1034 (AB1034) on Feb. 15. On Jan. 1, 2020, a law […]

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5 Big Roadblocks to Liberty

To the founders and old revolutionaries, liberty requires a rejection of fear, ignorance, and a culture of obedience. But it also takes courage – fortitude and perseverance – to support freedom, whether government likes it, or not.

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