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John Locke vs Lysander Spooner: Consent of the Governed
Tracing its roots back to John Locke, the Mayflower Compact - and even earlier - the “consent of the governed” was one of the most important principles in the Declaration ...
Louisiana House Committee Passes Bill to End State Cooperation with UN and WHO
The proposed law declares, “The World Health Organization, United Nations, and the World Economic Forum shall have no jurisdiction or power within the state of Louisiana.” ...
Alabama Senate Passes Bill to Repeal State Capital Gains Taxes on Gold and Silver
The passage of SB297 would take another step by effectively repealing the state capital gains tax on the exchange of gold and silver. Under the proposed law, individuals selling gold ...
To the Governor: Alabama Passes Bill to Prohibit Credit Card Codes to Track Firearms Purchases
Titled the Second Amendment Financial Privacy Act, the legislation would “prohibit a financial institution from requiring merchants to use a merchant category code (MCC) to distinguish a firearms retailer from ...
Louisiana House Committee Passes Bill to Make Gold and Silver Legal Tender
Under the proposed law, “any gold or silver coin, specie or bullion issued by any state or the United States government as legal tender shall be recognized as legal tender ...
Missouri Senate Passes Bill to Treat Gold and Silver as Legal Tender
Under the proposed law, gold and silver would be accepted as legal tender and would be receivable in payment of all debts contracted for in the state of Missouri. The ...
Sovereignty and the Constitution: Government as Agent of the People of the States
In the American system, the people of the several states are sovereign, meaning they hold final or ultimate authority. Power flows from them to the federal government, which merely serves ...
The Law: An Intro from the Founders to Frederic Bastiat
In his 1850 essay The Law, Bastiat railed against socialism, and argued that legitimate law isn’t just the will of politicians, but instead is based on protecting the natural rights ...
Signed as Law: Nebraska Repeals State Capital Gains Taxes on the Sale of Gold and Silver
The extensive tax bill includes a provision that effectively repeals state capital gains taxes on the sale of gold and silver bullion, defined as “coins, bars, ingots, notes, leaf, foil, ...
Georgia Governor Signs Law to Prohibit Credit Card Codes That Track Firearms Purchases
Titled the “Georgia Firearms Industry Nondiscrimination Act,” the law prohibits financial institutions from requiring the use of a firearms code that distinguishes firearms businesses from other businesses ...
Signed as Law: Asset Forfeiture Reformed by Kansas, but Massive Federal Loophole Remains Mostly Open
The law makes modest reforms to the state's civil asset forfeiture process, but leaves participation in a federal program that allows state and local police to circumvent more strict state ...
Tennessee Governor Signs Second Amendment Financial Privacy Act Into Law
It prohibits any financial institution operation in the state from requiring or permitting “the assignment of a firearms code in a way that distinguishes a firearms retailer from other retailers.” ...
Alaska Senate Committee Passes Bill to Make Gold and Silver Legal Tender in the State
The proposed law would make gold and silver specie legal tender in the state, recognizing it as a medium of exchange for the payment of debts. In effect, gold and ...
