Tenth Amendment Center ST. PAUL, Minn. (March 6, 2020) – A “constitutional carry” bill filed in the Minnesota Senate would make it legal for Minnesotans to carry concealed firearms in the state without …
We often hear people referred to as “Hamiltonians.” But that term always makes me wonder, which Hamilton do you mean? I recently had the opportunity to speak to a class …
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (Mar. 5, 2020) – Yesterday, a Missouri House committee held a hearing on a bill that would take on federal gun control; past, present and future. Passage …
Why did the founding fathers, men so familiar with the British system of government, not call their lawmaking body “parliament?” Because a “congress” is something totally different and that difference …
BOSTON, Mass. (March 4, 2020) – Last month, a Massachusetts joint legislative committee approved a bill that would limit the warrantless use of surveillance drones and prohibit arming unmanned aircraft. …
OLYMPIA, Wash. (March 4, 2020) – On Monday, a Washington state House committee passed a bill that would require a warrant for facial recognition surveillance. The proposed law would not …
OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. (March 3, 2020) – Last Friday, an Oklahoma House committee passed a bill that would prohibit enforcement of some federal gun control in the state, setting the …
Last week was a tough week for federal common law at the Supreme Court. I don’t like federal common law (at least, I don’t like preemptive federal common law) so that should …
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (March 3, 2020) – A bill introduced in the Alabama Senate would expand and extend the sales and use tax exemption on the sale of gold and silver. …
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (March 2, 2020) – Last week, a Rhode Island House committee passed a bill that would allow terminally ill patients to bypass some Food and Drug Administration (FDA) …