Jim Bovard discusses the recent rumblings about "domestic extremism," which the Biden administration and many Democrats have been warning is a rising problem in America. So far, Biden has only issued executive orders about so-called extremism, but some politicians are pushing for new laws that would give expanded powers to U.S. law enforcement to crack down on this alleged problem. In reality, of course, "domestic terrorism" is not a significant problem compared to the many other ills facing this country. And rest assured, Bovard says, these new powers would be used selectively by the...
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News Roundup 2/9/21
US News Facebook will crack down on vaccine misinformation. [Link] Cass Sunstein joins Biden’s DHS to craft immigration policy. [Link] A proposed House bill will make gun ownership highly regulated and establish a gun database. [Link] A federal appeals court ruled it was unconstitutional for police to arrest a man for refusing to shop his ID. [Link] Biden signed 28 executive orders in his first two weeks as president. [Link] The US has spent over $300 million to deploy National Guard troops to DC. The deployment will cost nearly $500 million by mid-March. [Link] Foreign Policy The US will...
News Roundup 2/2/21
US News Wikipedia is introducing new standards to increase diversity and target harassment. [Link] The cop who murdered Ryan Whitaker will not face charges. [Link] Biden is signing a large number of executive orders in his first weeks in office. [Link] Biden gives $230 million to Ellume to produce over the counter covid tests. [Link] Great Power Secretary of State Antony Blinken says the US could impose new sanctions on Russia. [Link] Three US and one Chinese warplane entered Taiwan’s air defense zone. [Link] Myanmar Biden threatens to sanction Myanmar after the country’s military seized...
News Roundup 8/7/20
US News LA’s mayor says the city will cut power and sewer services to family homes where lockdowns are violated. [Link] Trump’s Operation Legend is expanding its deployment of federal police to St. Louis and Memphis. [Link] Foreign Policy Trump’s Envoy to Iran, Brian Hook, will leave the post. He will be replaced by Elliot Abrams. [Link] Trump signs several executive orders targeting TicTok and other Chinese owned social media. Trump is giving an American company 45 days to buy TicTok or have the app shut down in the US. [Link] Secretary of State Pompeo announces the Clear Internet Plan...
8/26/19 Jacob Hornberger on the Trump Economy and Jeffrey Epstein
Jacob Hornberger explains why the American president has become a democratically elected dictator, largely through the president's power to manage the economy by threatening businesses, negotiating trade agreements with foreign countries, and issuing executive orders that impact the way private companies run their businesses. Donald Trump has put this on display the way few previous presidents ever have, but his protectionist policies are also a big part of what got him elected by middle-American workers who feel left behind by the so-called "Obama recovery." Discussed on the show:...
6/10/19 Patrick Eddington on the US Spying Apparatus
Scott interviews Patrick Eddington about the surveillance of U.S. citizens and the legislation that allows it. Although the USA Freedom Act ostensibly rolls back the NSA's metadata program, it really only tweaks a technicality of whom the organization allowed to spy on, and has done nothing to limit the overall amount of data collected. Similar efforts to curtail the surveillance apparatus have met with concerns of increased terrorism. But Eddington reminds us that there's never been a single proven case where electronic surveillance prevented an attack, so these programs do nothing but...
How Pro-Israel advocacy groups write public policy word for word
Copy, Paste Legislate a collaboration between USA Today, The Arizona Republic and The Center for Public Integrity The front lines in a bitter debate between Israel’s defenders and critics lie in an unexpected place: state capitals across America. Palestinian rights activists calling for people to boycott, divest from and sanction Israel have racked up policy victories over the past 14 years across the globe and in the USA, particularly on university campuses. In response, pro-Israel advocates have taken the battle to state legislatures, where their lobbyists worked with sympathetic...
This Week in Congress: Hearing Edition
While there may not be that much excitement on the floor, the House of Representatives will hold a number of significant hearings this week. The House Intelligence Committee will hold its first hearing of the year, but you won’t find out much about it because the hearing is closed to the public. In violation of House rules, the Committee leadership announced the hearing would be closed instead of holding a public vote on whether to close the hearing. The House Judiciary Committee will hold a hearing on gun safety, by which they mean making law-abiding citizens less safe by taking away our...
Texas Bill Would Create Process to Review and Reject Unconstitutional Federal Acts
AUSTIN, Texas (March 1, 2017) – A bill introduced in the Texas House would create a mechanism to review federal laws and end state cooperation with enforcement of those determined to violate the U.S. Constitution. This process would set the stage to effectively block some federal laws and acts in the Lone Star State. Rep. Cecil Bell (R-Magnolia) and two cosponsors introduced House Bill 2338 (HB2338), the “Texas State Sovereignty Act,” on Feb. 23. The legislation would form a permanent standing committee to review federal laws, agency rules and regulations, executive orders, federal court...
News Roundup 2/10/17
Trump signs three executive orders dealing with public safety. [Link] The first order creates a task force to look into crimes and police deficiencies. [Link] The second executive order directs his staff to develop new laws to protect all law enforcement from crimes. [Link] The third executive order is an order to target cartels and criminal organizations. [Link] The Ninth Circut Court of Appeals refuses to reinstate Trump's travel ban. The next step for the Trump Administration will be to appeal the decision to the Supreme Court. [Link] A report from the Department of Homeland Security...
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