Missouri HB1647, a bill to protect property rights from Agenda 21 and other similar measures passed the Missouri state house on Monday, April 28, 2014. (Learn more about the bill here.) Status: Referred to the Senate Committee on General Laws where it will have to pass by majority vote before it can be considered by the full…
A Tennessee state senate bill to ban law enforcement from obtaining cellphone location tracking information without a warrant has passed through both chambers of the legislature, although an amendment was added late in the process that could prove hazardous to privacy rights and necessitates vigilance on the part of people in the Volunteer State.. Introduced…
NDAA indefinite detention powers rermain in full effect after the Supreme Court refused to even listen to the Hedges v. Obama case challenging their constitutionality. What was the Court’s rationale? It said that the plaintiffs did not show “a sufficient threat that the government will detain them.” Never mind the vague terminology in the NDAA…
What we have now is a potential property rights disaster in the making Continue reading →
COLUMBIA, SC., – May 1, 2014. A bipartisan bill which would ban law enforcement from obtaining cellphone location tracking information without a warrant passed the South Carolina House yesterday. The vote was 89-17. H4791 was introduced by Rep. Garry Smith (R-Greenville) and cosponsored by 39 other representatives, including the leadership of both parties. It reads, in…
On Jan. 6, SB828 was introduced by Sen. Ted Lieu (D-28) and Sen. Joel Anderson (R-36) to push back against mass surveillance by the NSA and other federal agencies. It passed through the Committee on Public Safety by a unanimous 6-0 vote. (learn about it here) It will now have to pass through the Appropriations…
Arizona like all of the 17 western states has been in a battle with the forest service and blm, over roads, trails , and two tracks with in their respective counties and states. Finally after years in fact decades, counties all across America are finally asserting their Constitutional authority in reclaiming their lands. Apache County […]
A bill that bans the state of Georgia from participating in significant portions of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) unanimously was signed by Gov. Deal and goes into effect on July 1st of this year.
There’s a growing effort to get rid of the Electoral College in favor of the popular vote for president. Supporters are more than halfway to their goal. However, is it constitutional?
"The U.S. economy stalled out in Q1, as GDP rose at a 0.1% annual rate, the Commerce Department said Wednesday. But with other data showing rebounding growth in the spring, the Federal Reserve voted to taper its bond-buys by another $10 billion. The Fed's decision, widely expected, cited ongoing improvement in the economy. But as previously signaled, the central bank left interest rates untouched and pledged to keep policy easy as long as the economy remained shaky. Residential investment fell hard for a second straight quarter, and business fixed investment declined at a 5.5% rate. Both sectors were expected to help lead the economy in 2014." Continue reading →