CONCORD, N.H. (Jan. 5, 2017) – A bill introduced in the New Hampshire House would prohibit the state department of education and the state board of education from requiring any school or school district to implement the common core standards. Passage of the legislation would take an important step toward nullifying the nationalized education program in…
I’ve seen a lot of posts from Democrats blaming just about everyone for Hillary losing. They blame Bernie (who was at best, really flawed). They blame 3rd party voters. They blame the crook, James Comey. They blame Russia. But I haven’t seen anyone blame themselves – their own ideology. If you support the accumulation of…
Monopolies and cartels are creations of government, not markets.
My son was gaming online with a number of what I call his “virtual friends” shortly after it was announced that Britons had voted to leave the European Union (EU). Unbeknowst to my son, many of the players in his RP were British. Upon learning of the outcome of the election, the gamers began to […]
You could say I threw together this article for my family and myself — because I did. So, you’ll forgive that it is rather haphazard and not at all typical of how we handle anything like election guides here at GiN. It’s less even-handed and more opinionated. Bottom line is, I thought since I was […]
People often ask me why I focus my efforts at the state level. When I explain that the average person can actually influence the process in state government, they generally react with skepticism. I understand why. They relate their experience trying to influence Washington D.C. with all grassroots activism in general. They’ve called Congress and…
The following is a letter from California resident and activist Brian Gonzalez to his Assembly representative on SB443. This bill takes on Asset Forfeiture in the state, and would close a huge federal loophole that allows local police in California circumvent state-level asset forfeiture restrictions by “passing off” cases to federal agents and still getting up…
PHOENIX, Ariz. – (Mar. 24, 2016) – Today, an important Arizona Senate committee passed a bill to prohibit the state from using personnel or resources to enforce any new federal gun control measures, setting the foundation to nullify them in practice within the state. Rep. Anthony Kern (R-Glendale), Rep. Darin Mitchell (R-Dist. 13) and Rep. Steve Montenegro (R-Avondale) filed House…
JACKSON, Miss. (Mar. 22, 2016) – A Mississippi bill that would set the foundation to reject and end new federal gun control regulations and executive orders passed an important Senate committee last week. The bill already passed the full House and will now move to the full Senate for further consideration. Rep. Mark Formby (R-Picayune),…