Tennessee Hemp Legislation Passes House Committee

A bill introduced in the Tennessee state house to legalize hemp farming and production passed through the Finance, Ways & Means Committee on Tuesday. House Bill 2445 (HB2445) was introduced on Feb. 5 by Rep. Jeremy Faison (R-Colby). The bill allows for a state-regulated market to develop in Tennessee that would essentially nullify the decades-long…

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FreedomWorks interviews Mike Maharrey on Obamacare Nullification

Tenth Amendment Center national communications director Mike Maharrey recently sat down and chatted with Brad Jackson on the Freedomworks podcast on efforts to nullify Obamacare at the state level. Maharrey shared good news about a recently passed bill in Georgia that lays the foundation for stopping Obamacare implementation. He also talked about establishment Republican efforts…

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How rumor sparked panic and three-day bank run in Chinese city

"The rumor spread quickly. A small rural lender in eastern China had turned down a customer's request to withdraw 200,000 yuan ($32,200). Bankers and local officials say it never happened, but true or not the rumor was all it took to spark a run on a bank as the story passed quickly from person to person, among depositors, bystanders and even bank employees. Savers feared the bank in Yancheng, a city in Sheyang county, had run out of money and soon hundreds of customers had rushed to its doors demanding the withdrawal of their money despite assurances from regulators and the central bank that their money was safe." Continue reading

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South Carolina Action Alert: Support H4979 to Block Obamacare

H4979 was introduced on Mar. 26 to prevent the federal government from commandeering South Carolina officials to aid in the enforcement of Obamacare within the state. (learn more about it here) It was promptly referred to the Labor, Commerce and Industry Committee where it will need to pass by a majority before it can receive…

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Anti-spying bill moves forward in Tennessee

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (March 27, 2014) – An amended version of the Tennessee Fourth Amendment Protection Act which would end the use of unconstitutionally gathered data in state court passed out of a House subcommittee on Wednesday. HB1907, as filed, addressed all four areas of the OffNow Coalition’s Fourth Amendment Protection Act, banning both material support…

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Nullifying the War on Drugs Makes for a More Prosperous Republic

There is a positive aspect of nullification that many overlook: the financial benefit of states taking control of their own policy. We see a fantastic example of this in Colorado. Last year, state that thumbed it nose at the feds and legalized marijuana. Today, Colorado is beginning to reap the benefits of its decision to…

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