Louisiana Senate Passes Bill to Encourage Use of Gold and Silver as Money

BATON ROUGE, La. (June 2, 2017) – Today, the Louisiana Senate passed a bill that would exempt the sale and purchase of gold and silver from state sales and use taxes, encouraging their use and taking the first step toward breaking the Federal Reserve’s monopoly on money. Rep. Stephen Dwight (R) and Rep. Mark Abraham…

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Signed as Law: Nevada Legalizes Commercial Hemp Production, Despite Federal Prohibition

CARSON CITY, Nev. (Jun 2, 2017) – Today, Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval signed a bill into law to legalize commercial industrial hemp production in the state, despite a federal ban on the same. Passage into law sets the foundation to nullify federal prohibition in practice and effect within the state. A bipartisan coalition of 12 legislators introduced…

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To the Governor: New Hampshire Approves Bill to Decriminalize Marijuana Possession

CONCORD, N.H. (Jun. 2, 2017) – Yesterday, the New Hampshire House gave final approval to a bill to decriminalize marijuana possession in the state. If signed by the governor, this measure would further nullify the federal prohibition on cannabis in practice in New Hampshire. Along with 11 bipartisan co-sponsors, Rep. Robert Cushing (D-Hampton) introduced House…

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Signed By the Governor: Maryland Right to Try Act Rejects Some FDA Restrictions on Terminal Patients

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (June 2, 2017) – Last week, Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan signed a bill  into law that sets the foundation to nullify in practice some Food and Drug Administration (FDA) rules that deny access to experimental treatments by terminally ill patients. Del. Karen Young (D-Frederick) sponsored House Bill 584 (HB584) along with 18 bipartisan…

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To the Governor: New Hampshire Passes Bill to Prohibit Warrantless Stingray Spying

CONCORD, N.H. (June 2, 2017) – Yesterday, the New Hampshire House gave final approval to a bill that would ban the use of “stingrays” to track the location of phones and sweep up electronic communications without a warrant in most situations. The proposed law would not only protect privacy in New Hampshire, but would also…

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Anti-Muslim Bigots Are “Useful Idiots” for ISIS

“The Islamophobes see themselves as politically incorrect truth-tellers; as bold and blunt opponents of the radicals and the extremists. The reality is that they are the accomplices, the unpaid agents, of those very same radicals and extremists. Every terrorist needs a Katie Hopkins. It is one of the great ironies of our time — those who shout loudest about the threat posed by ISIS are often the biggest propagandists for ISIS.” Continue reading

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‘We need a final solution,’ British columnist tweets after Manchester bombing

“A British tabloid columnist faced calls for a police investigation on Tuesday after she used the term ‘final solution’ to describe how the country should respond to the deadly bombing in Manchester. The phrase is the well-known euphemism used by the Nazis for the genocide of the Jews. In late 2015, during the U.S. presidential election, Donald Trump praised Hopkins on Twitter as a ‘respected columnist’ and thanked her for her ‘powerful writing on the U.K.’s Muslim problems.'” Continue reading

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