The legislation would require the state comptroller to establish a digital currency that is fully backed by gold and redeemable in cash or gold as well. The comptroller would also be required to create a mechanism to use this gold-backed digital currency in everyday transactions.
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The new law requires police to get a warrant before obtaining reverse-location information for electronic devices within a geofence or by using cell cite records in most situations.
The post Signed as Law: Utah Restricts Geofence Location Tracking first appeared on Tenth Amendment Center.
Titled the "Second Amendment Financial Privacy Act," the legislation would prohibit a financial institution or its agent from requiring the usage of a firearms code in a way that distinguishes a firearms retailer physically located in the state of Idaho from Idaho general merchandise retailers or sporting goods retailers.
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The legislation would legalize the “possession, preparation, obtaining, transfer, as specified, or transportation” of prescribed amounts of natural psychedelic compounds including psilocybin, psilocyn, DMT, ibogaine and mescaline for personal or facilitated use.”
The post California Senate Committee Passes Bill to Legalize Some Psychedelics Despite Federal Prohibition first appeared on Tenth Amendment Center.
The only thing that can actually keep them in check and stop this dystopian nightmare is opposition and resistance. Can states help get the job done? Too early to tell, but the time to push back is right now. Florida, New Hampshire, Missouri, and Texas with ideas and first steps.
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Under the proposed law, raw milk could be sold in the state subject to the same regulations and permitting requirements as pasteurized milk.
The post Rhode Island Committee Holds Hearing on Bill to Legalize Raw Milk Sales first appeared on Tenth Amendment Center.
The passage of HB4059 would expand that to enable patients suffering from chronic diseases to access medications and treatments not yet given final approval for use by the FDA.
The post Texas Bill Would Expand State Right to Try; Further Reject Some FDA Restrictions on Experimental Treatments first appeared on Tenth Amendment Center.
Dan McKnight from Bring Our Troops Home testified in favor of the bill and explained the constitutional basis for the Defend the Guard Act. He pointed out that the current AUMFs that have been used to justify war in Afghanistan, Iraq, Syria, and other countries provide for no oversight, no restrictions, and no budget limitations.
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Titled the Defend the Guard Act, the legislation would prohibit the governor from releasing any unit or member of the Arizona National Guard into “active duty combat” unless specific constitutional requirements are met
The post Arizona Senate Passes Defend the Guard Act first appeared on Tenth Amendment Center.
When people say the Constitution is a "living breathing document," it's nothing more than letting the government redefine and expand its powers as it goes along.
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