State Blogs - page 25
Reps. Massie and Pingree Circulate "Dear Colleague" on Milk Freedom Acts
Campaign for Liberty attained a copy of a "Dear Colleague" letter being circulated by Representatives Thomas Massie (R-KY) and Chellie Pingree (D-ME) seeking cosponsors for H.R. 4307 & H.R. 4308. It's great to see such bipartisan support [...]
Fairfax County seeks to ban large gatherings at private homes
The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors will soon consider a proposal that would ban large gatherings in private homes in Virginia's largest county. From Watchdog: A plan to ban “frequent and large gatherings at neighborhood homes” is a [...]
Cops in PA can now search your car without a warrant
Watch out if you live in Pennsylvania! Not only can local authorities seize your home over a $6 tax bill, but now cops can search your car without a warrant. From Lancaster Online Previously, citizens could refuse an officer’s request to [...]
Judge approves forfeiture of car, despite not guilty verdict
A Minnesota man who had his car seized in connection with an arrest for burglary will not get his car back despite being found not guilty. From KFGO-AM Despite the jury's verdict, a judge has decided that the car will be forfeited to the [...]
Man arrested for recording police on cell phone
A Florida man has been charged with obstruction of justice and resisting arrest after he recorded police arresting another individual on his cell phone. From CBS Miami: Estrada says he began recording the episode with his iPhone only after the [...]
Take Action Today for Raw Milk!
Campaign for Liberty has joined with the (frequent LPAC sponsor) Farm to Consumer Legal Defense Fund in asking our members to contact their representatives in support of Rep. Thomas Massie's Milk Freedom Act, H.R. 4307, and the Interstate Milk [...]
Release the Drone Memo!
Senator Rand Paul notified Harry Reid that he intends to place a hold on David Barron's nomination to the 1st Circuit Court of Appeals unless the Department of Justice releases the drone memo he authored justifying the killing of Anwar al-Awlaki [...]
Food Freedom, it does a body good!
The Food Freedom movement is getting a lot more attention these days, in particular for the bipartisan nature of the effort. In a recent article in The American Conservative magazine titled "Locavore Revolution," Joel Salatin was quoted [...]
Common Core: Wall of Shame
It should have been so simple. Common Core is bad for Massachusetts. Amendment 67 to the state budget, filed by Rep. Jim Lyons, would have fully defunded Common Core in Massachusetts. So why did these politicians feel the need to oppose such a [...]
Judge rules it is OK to auction widow's home over $6 tax bill
This is what happens when you give the government the power to tax and is one of the reasons why we continue to fight the IRS. A widow owed her county $6.30 in property taxes and unpaid interest. When she didn't pay- she claims she wasn't aware [...]