Lawsuit Demands Information on Shadowy "Countering Violent Extremism" Programs in U.S.
• theintercept.comLAST FEBRUARY, the White House held a three-day summit on the topic of "Countering Violent Extremism."
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Legislative Mischief
The Injustice Of Mandatory Minimums by Ron Paul
• Ron Paul Liberty ReportThe Senate is expected to take up legislation to reform federal mandatory minimum sentence laws, but the measure is stalled on Majority Leader McConnell's desk. Republicans are split on the issue between reformers and "law and order" fundamentalists.
Laws Do Not Make Us Free and Neither Do Whistleblowers
• http://www.thedailybell.comCruz shifts on Edward Snowden ... Republican presidential hopeful Ted Cruz ... said National Security Agency leaker Edward Snowden is a "traitor" who should be "tried for treason," shifting away from the praise he expressed for Snowden in 2013.
Audit the Fed Legislation Sinks: Plan Accordingly
• http://www.thedailybell.comSenate rejects Rand Paul's 'Audit the Fed' legislation ... The Senate on Tuesday blocked legislation calling for tougher audits of the Federal Reserve, rebuffing an attempt by Republican presidential candidate Rand Paul to give lawmakers greater over
Toxic "Reform" Law Will Gut State Rules on Dangerous Chemicals
• theintercept.comA NEW SET OF BILLS that aims to update the 1976 Toxic Substances Control Act may nullify the efforts of states such as Maine and California to regulate dangerous chemicals.
Feds Created More Regulations in 2015 Than in Any Previous Year
• activistpost.comRegardless of whether or you're a liberal, conservative, libertarian, or something else entirely, the rapid growth of federal laws and regulations is bad news for everybody.
Bloomberg Business: Executive Gun Control Coming 'Soon After New Year's Day'
• http://www.prisonplanet.comOn December 28 Bloomberg Business explained what form Obama's executive action on gun control will take and predicted it will come "soon after New Year's Day."
Congress Passes Bill Repealing Country-Of-Origin Meat Labeling Rule
• http://www.trueactivist.comThe spending bill Congress passed last Friday repealed the country-of-origin labeling (COOL) regulation that lets consumers know where their meat comes from.
New Ban Bill Hits Congress: Targets Semi-Automatic Rifles & Handguns:
• shtfplan.com"To Ensure That The Right To Keep and Bear Arms Is NOT Unlimited"
Caught On Tape: U.S. Senator Issues Dire Warning On Unchecked Executive Power
• http://www.zerohedge.comThe deliberations of the Constitutional Convention of 1787 were held in strict secrecy. Consequently, anxious citizens gathered outside Independence Hall when the proceedings ended in order to learn what had been produced behind closed doors. The
Paul: Nobody Read The $1.1 Trillion Omnibus Bill
• Prison Planet.comSen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) on Sunday said he voted against the $1.1 trillion government spending bill that passed Congress last week because nobody had a chance to read the behemoth legislation.
Under the Cover of Darkness, Congress Ominously Slips CISA into 2,000 Page 'Spending Deal'
• thefreethoughtproject.comUnder the cover of a late-night session of Congress, House Speaker Paul Ryan announced a new version of the "omnibus" federal government funding bill that includes a version of the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act, outraging privacy advocate
Congress Just Put Iranian-Americans and Others At Risk for Becoming Second-Class Citizens
• theintercept.comTODAY BOTH HOUSES OF CONGRESS approved a $1.1 trillion spending bill intended to keep government services funded through September 2016.
Congress Slips CISA Into a Budget Bill That's Sure to Pass
• WiredPrivacy advocates were aghast in October when the Senate passed the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act by a vote of 74 to 21, leaving intact portions of the law they say make it more amenable to surveillance than actual security.
Senator Mitch McConnell To Obama:
• popularliberty.comPlease, Just Tell Us What Law You Need To Ban Encryption And You'll Get It
Ron Paul: IRS to Confiscate Passports
• thedailybell.comWill the IRS Take Your Passport? ... A little-noticed provision in the highway funding bill Congress passed this week threatens a right most Americans take for granted: the right to travel abroad.
California ballot initiative aims to make it harder to acquire ammunition
• TheGuardianAfter the San Bernardino mass shooting, gun control advocates are pushing to govern monitor ammunition sales with permits and background checks
The TPP and GMOs: what's so bad about death?
• activistpost.comThe text of the TPP (Trans-Pacific Partnership) has now been published here.
Benghazi hearing live stream and updates: Hillary Clinton testifies
• YahooFormer Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is set to testify on Thursday at 10:00 a.m. ET before the House Select Committee on Benghazi about the 2012 attack by Islamic militants on the U.S. diplomatic compound in Libya.
Illinois Commits "Fraud On Taxpayers", Lowers Maximum Lottery Payout To Just $600
• http://www.zerohedge.comSusan Rick's boyfriend won $250,000 from the Illinois Lottery in July. As the Chicago Tribune reported in August, Rick thought the winnings would allow her to "stop working seven days a week, maybe fix up the house and take a trip to Minnesota t
TPP sets a copyright term to life plus 70 years
• popularliberty.comIf you don't have a DVD or Blu-ray ripper and you want one, then you should consider buying one immediately because tools that assist in the circumvention of DRM could be banned if the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) is ratified.
Leaked (final?) TPP Intellectual Property chapter spells doom for free speech online
• boingboing.netWikileaks has published a leaked draft -- dated Oct, 5, and thus possibly the final text -- of the "Intellectual Property Chapter" of the Trans Pacific Partnership, and it's grim reading.
Leaked (final?) TPP Intellectual Property chapter spells doom for free speech online
• boingboing.netWikileaks has published a leaked draft -- dated Oct, 5, and thus possibly the final text -- of the "Intellectual Property Chapter" of the Trans Pacific Partnership, and it's grim reading.
Video: Facebook Reportedly Censoring Anti-TPP Posts
• Prison Planet.comFacebook has previously shown support for TPP
During Pope's Visit, We Got Distracted From Important Policy Changes
Ivan ElandWhile the American media was enamored by the charismatic pope's "historic" visit to the United States (I seem to remember popes have visited before), more important earthly developments occurred.
Is Space Mining Legal?
• popsci.comA controversial bill would give companies the right to own natural resources in space, and it may pass in the Senate by the end of September
Top Intel Lawyer Says Terror Attack Would Help Push for Anti-Encryption Legislation
• theintercept.comThe intelligence community's top lawyer, Robert S. Litt, told colleagues in an August email obtained by the Washington Post that Congressional support for anti-encryption legislation "could turn in the event of a terrorist attack or criminal even
What They're After… And What's Coming
• https://www.lewrockwell.com"They" being the California General Assembly which just passed a bill (SB 350, the "Clean Energy and Pollution Reduction Act of 2015," see here) that mandates a 50 percent reduction in petroleum use statewide by 2030.
Washington is freaking out over student debt, and this chart shows why
• Business InsiderLawmakers in Washington have been sounding the alarm over the amount of student debt individuals are able to take on.
Big Oil Pulls Back From Washington?
• BloombergDespite a long wish list, the industry is slashing lobbying spending amid the oil downturn.
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