A handful of states have put a stop - at least for now - to the next phase of gun control: Tracking, monitoring and keeping lists based off of Merchant Category Codes (MCC), which were first mandated by the IRS in 2004.
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The founders and old revolutionaries used the word "depreciation" to describe what we call "inflation" today. Their way is much better - because when people understand that money is worth less (or worthless), it's much easier for them to understand the cause of the problem in the first place.
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The Constitution affirms important principles of the Revolution - that all power flows from the people, and any act beyond what they’ve delegated to the government is void. It’s just up to the people to treat those acts that way too.
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They sure don’t make Secretaries of the Treasury like they used to. That becomes obvious the moment you compare the views of Albert Gallatin - who served under both Thomas Jefferson and James Madison - vs Janet Yellen - or anyone else in modern times, for that matter.
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Getting some W’s, but as Samuel Adams told us, now is not the time to “sit down satisfied with the efforts we have already made.” Since that’s just what our enemies want.
-Geofence Warrants Limited in Utah
-2nd Amendment Financial Privacy Act in FL, ID, MS
-Defend the Guard Act in Arizona
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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Even though most people seem to believe it - and the government definitely acts as if it were true, federal law is not “always supreme” - all the time. Arguing in support of that requires ignoring the words of the supremacy clause - and the history of the American Revolution, which was a rejection of this kind of unlimited, centralized power.
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As Thomas Jefferson told us - “the ground of liberty is to be gained by inches.”
This week’s reports include:
-NSA Surveillance Section 702
-4th Amendment Protection Act
-Kentucky vs ATF
There are 4 styles of “2nd Amendment Preservation” Acts in the states. The Missouri approach, Arizona, Montana and Wyoming. 3 are good - each with pros and cons. And one is awful. Get an overview of each.
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What most people try as a strategy to stop federal power has nothing to do what the founders told us needed to be done. Here’s a hint - it’s not about trying to convince the federal government to stop doing what the federal government wasn’t supposed to be doing in the first place.
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