Still trying to get into this soccer…thing

USA – 0, Belgium – 0 Yay team! UPDATE USA ended up losing 2-0, but it went into overtime (or whatever) and the team finally woke up and started playing and helping “Team Howard“. C’mon REAL football!

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Missouri Voters to Vote on Proposal to Obligate the State to Defend Gun Rights

In August, Missouri voters will have an opportunity to “obligate” the state to defend their right to keep and bear arms against all infringements. Senate Joint Resolution 36 (SJR36) is a proposal for a State Constitutional amendment that will be listed as Amendment 5 on the ballot during the upcoming Aug. 5 primary election. The…

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Hobby Lobby Case: An Example of How Bad Things Have Gotten

The Supremes spoke this morning, and conservatives cheered. But, today is not a day to celebrate. In a “limited ruling,” the Supreme Court held that for-profit companies can claim a religious exemption to providing Obamacare mandated contraceptive coverage. Conservatives lauded the 5-4 decision as a victory. Rep. John Boehner took to Twitter proclaim a great…

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The Supreme Court Gets It Right on EPA Rules, but Skepticism Should Remain

Last week, in a surprisingly clear opinion, the Supreme Court limited federal power and took the side of the Constitution over an agency’s regulatory program. “At the bottom of the Supreme Court’s decision today tossing out, in large part, the Obama Administration’s greenhouse gas emissions scheme is a stiff dose of constitutional common sense,” Andrew…

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My Weekend: NSA, EFF, Greenpeace, NationBuilder, Restore the Fourth

It sure is a busy couple days to close out the week. This morning, the TAC partnered in trolling the NSA with a blimp over their spy facilities in Utah. Tomorrow, I have a day with NationBuilder and an event with Restore the Fourth. I was quoted in the EFF press release about the positive…

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Building Bridges where none existed before: TAC flies blimp over NSA Data Center in Utah

I like building bridges – especially where most people think they can’t exist. Case in point. This morning, TAC partnered with Greenpeace and Electronic Frontier Foundation to fly a blimp directly over the NSA data center in Utah. It had a sign on it and an arrow pointing down – “illegal spying below!” The goal?…

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