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Rhode Island Bill Would Establish State Process to End Qualified Immunity

A bill introduced in the Rhode Island House would create a process to sue police officers and government officials in state court for the deprivation of individual rights without the possibility of “qualified immunity” as a defense.

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Illinois Bill Would Foundation to End Unconstitutional National Guard Deployments

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (Feb. 20, 2023) – A bill introduced in the Illinois House would require the governor to stop unconstitutional foreign combat deployments of the state’s National Guard troops. Passage into law would take a big step toward restoring the founders’ framework for a state-federal balance under the Constitution. Rep. Jed Davis (R) introduced House […]

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Ohio Bill Would Ban State and Local Enforcement of Federal Gun Control; Past, Present and Future

The “Second Amendment Preservation Act” would ban state and local law enforcement officers from enforcing any past, present, or future federal “acts, laws, executive orders, administrative orders, rules, regulations, statutes, or ordinances” that infringe on the right to keep and bear arms.

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Iowa Senate Committee Passes Bill to Legalize Limited Raw Milk Sales

The legislation would allow a raw milk producer to process, market, and distribute raw milk and raw milk products directly to a consumer from the dairy. SF315 also creates regulatory guidelines for the sale of raw milk and raw milk products.

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Hawaii Senate Committees Pass Two Bills to Legalize Marijuana Despite Federal Prohibition

SB669 and SB375 now move to the House Ways and Means Committee where they must get a hearing and pass by a majority vote before moving forward in the legislative process.

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Executive Power Warnings

It should be obvious by now that the executive branch wields far too much power. This kind of consolidation was considered one of the greatest threats to liberty. Some warned that the system wouldn’t self-enforce and predicted the “elective despotism” we live under today.

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Mississippi House and Senate Committees Pass Bills to Take Step Toward Treating Gold and Silver as Money

This week, two bills that would make a sales tax exemption on the sale of gold and silver bullion and coins passed their respective House and Senate committees. Passage into law would relieve some of the tax burdens on investors, and would also eliminate one barrier to using gold and silver in everyday transactions, a foundational step for people to undermine the Federal Reserve’s monopoly on money.

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Kentucky House Committee Passes Bill to Ban Enforcement of Some Federal Gun Control

The legislation is similar to a law passed by Montana in 2021 and already taking effect against two ATF regulations from executive orders issued by Joe Biden – including the most recent pistol brace rule.

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