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Rand Paul on Trump Middle Class Tax Hike: "This Is A GOP Plan?"
Rand Paul on Trump Middle Class Tax Hike: "This Is A GOP Plan?"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H8qMfoYsZccOn Monday, Senator Rand Paul (R-Ky.) took to Twitter to tell his 1.5 million followers that he's not happy with the tax reform plan published last week by th ...
05 Oct, 2017
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3 min read
Wanna Grow Marijuana? A Few Lessons From Colorado
Wanna Grow Marijuana? A Few Lessons From Colorado
Although marijuana became legal in the state of Colorado, marijuana trafficking is not legal.Recently, more than 60 people were charged with illegally growing and distributing more than 4,000 pounds o ...
02 Oct, 2017
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5 min read
Removing the Least Democratic Part of America’s Elections
Removing the Least Democratic Part of America’s Elections
Voting in America is not easy. You first have to register. You have to find your polling place. In most states, you have to take time before, during, or after work to get to your polling place. You ha ...
15 Sep, 2017
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4 min read
Gary Johnson: Time for Congress to Do Right Thing on DACA
Gary Johnson: Time for Congress to Do Right Thing on DACA
Congress, you’re up.As expected, President Trump has ended the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program put in place by Barack Obama through executive action. No surprise there; Trump pro ...
06 Sep, 2017
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3 min read
District Court: Overtime Rule Invalid; End of Obama-Era Rule?
District Court: Overtime Rule Invalid; End of Obama-Era Rule?
The Department of Labor’s May 2016 Final Rule, which would have more than doubled the minimum salary necessary to satisfy the “executive, administrative or professional” (the “EAP” or “white collar”) ...
05 Sep, 2017
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5 min read
DACA Done? Will a New Program Be Introduced as Replacement?
DACA Done? Will a New Program Be Introduced as Replacement?
The "dreamers" program instituted in 2012 by Barack Obama's administration could be on its way out.Officially named the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, the act allows certain un ...
01 Sep, 2017
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3 min read
Police Action: Surplus Military Equipment Directed To PD Units
Police Action: Surplus Military Equipment Directed To PD Units
Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced that the Trump administration would be reversing the ban put in place by the Obama administration that halted the sale of certain surplus military equipment to ...
31 Aug, 2017
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5 min read
FEMA Fumbles: Texas is Opportunity To Hold Agency Accountable
FEMA Fumbles: Texas is Opportunity To Hold Agency Accountable
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qtOOzO6OmOUAnyone who hasn't seen enough evidence that partisanship is toxic to American society need look no further than the way partisan politicians, media, and vote ...
30 Aug, 2017
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4 min read
Course Correction: San Diego Will Send Lifeguard Rescue Team To Houston
Course Correction: San Diego Will Send Lifeguard Rescue Team To Houston
Following some extraordinary media scrutiny, the City of San Diego has decided to send its Lifeguard Swift Water Rescue Team to Houston to assist in the search and rescue efforts.The Lifeguard team ha ...
29 Aug, 2017
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1 min read
Why Does It Take a Major Disaster to Unite a Country?
Why Does It Take a Major Disaster to Unite a Country?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WLFCYdgtzUUAs of Monday evening, Hurricane Harvey had killed at least 10 people, according to the New York Times.The economic toll is impossible to calculate as of yet, ...
29 Aug, 2017
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2 min read