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How to Enforce the Constitution: Whether the Government Likes it or Not

How to Enforce the Constitution: Whether the Government Likes it or Not

Despite the fact that government-run "education" never teaches it, the Founders told us exactly how to enforce the Constitution - without waiting on the federal government to limit itself. In ...
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Arkansas Bill Would Ban State Enforcement of Most Federal Gun Control

Arkansas Bill Would Ban State Enforcement of Most Federal Gun Control

A bill filed in the Arkansas House would ban state and local enforcement of most federal gun control: past, present, and future. Passage into law would represent a major step ...
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Idaho Constitutional Money Act Would Recognize Gold and Silver as Legal Tender

Idaho Constitutional Money Act Would Recognize Gold and Silver as Legal Tender

Under the Idaho Constitutional Money Act of 2025, gold and silver coins and specie minted domestically would be recognized as legal tender in the state and would be "accepted for ...
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Signed as Law: Arkansas Excludes CBDC from Definition of Money

Signed as Law: Arkansas Excludes CBDC from Definition of Money

Currently, "money" is defined as a medium of exchange "authorized or adopted by a domestic or foreign government” SB133 adds language to clarify that “‘Money’ does not include a central ...
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Utah House Passes Bill to Create Gold and Silver-Backed Payment System for State Vendors

Utah House Passes Bill to Create Gold and Silver-Backed Payment System for State Vendors

The legislation would require the state treasurer to "develop and issue a competitive procurement to create, supply, and operate a precious metals-backed electronic payment system for the state." The payment ...
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Defend the Guard Act: Rhode Island Committee Holds Hearing on Bill to End Unconstitutional Deployments

Defend the Guard Act: Rhode Island Committee Holds Hearing on Bill to End Unconstitutional Deployments

On Wednesday, a Rhode Island House committee held a hearing a bill that would prohibit the state’s National Guard from being deployed into “active duty combat” unless Congress issues a ...
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Arizona Measure Advances to Decriminalize NFA-Restricted Firearms, End State Enforcement of Federal Rules

Arizona Measure Advances to Decriminalize NFA-Restricted Firearms, End State Enforcement of Federal Rules

Titled the "Shall not Be Infringed Act," the legislation would initiate a ballot measure that would remove fully automatic firearms (machine guns), short-barreled rifles and shotguns, and firearm sound suppressors ...
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Oklahoma Bills Advance to Expand Gold and Silver as Legal Tender

Oklahoma Bills Advance to Expand Gold and Silver as Legal Tender

On Tuesday, an Oklahoma House committee passed bills that would significantly expand the types of gold and silver recognized as legal tender in the state, and establish a 100 percent ...
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Ignore the Court? The Real Checks and Balances in the Founders Constitution

Ignore the Court? The Real Checks and Balances in the Founders Constitution

The Constitution is supreme - not acts of Congress, not a president’s views, and not court opinions. The Framers repeatedly affirmed this. So, who decides when the Constitution is violated? ...
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To the Governor: South Dakota Passes Bill to Ban Credit Card Codes that Track Gun Purchases

To the Governor: South Dakota Passes Bill to Ban Credit Card Codes that Track Gun Purchases

The legislation would bar financial institutions operating in the state from requiring “the use of a firearms code in a way that distinguishes a firearms dealer physically located in this ...
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South Carolina Bill Would Prohibit Credit Card Codes to Track Firearms Purchases

South Carolina Bill Would Prohibit Credit Card Codes to Track Firearms Purchases

The Second Amendment Financial Privacy Act would bar payment card networks operating in the state from requiring or incentivizing the use of "a merchant category code in a manner that ...
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North Dakota House Passes Bill to Make Gold and Silver Legal Tender, Reject CBDC

North Dakota House Passes Bill to Make Gold and Silver Legal Tender, Reject CBDC

The North Dakota House passed a bill recognizing gold and silver as legal tender in the state while explicitly excluding central bank digital currency (CBDC). The measure would also eliminate ...
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Defend the Guard Act: Rhode Island Legislation Would End Unconstitutional Deployments

Defend the Guard Act: Rhode Island Legislation Would End Unconstitutional Deployments

The Rhode Island Defend the Guard Act would prohibit the governor from releasing any unit or member of the Rhode Island National Guard into “active duty combat” unless the United States Congress ...