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In an extraordinary move, the ACLU, a non-profit, has issued a “travel warning” for the state of Texas. The image, created by the ACLU, warns that authorities could engage in among other things, “illegal arrests” and “racial profiling.” The “travel warning” is a reaction to the Governor of Texas, Greg Abbott signing into law last week a bill that eliminates Sanctuary City laws from the state of Texas. The new law allows law-enforcement officers to ask anyone they detain, even in a traffic stop

Dr. Ron Paul, who served 12 terms in the US Congress and became famous when he ran on a libertarian platform for the Republican presidential nomination in 2008, has been on a rampage this Spring, excoriating both President Trump and the Republican-held Congress on one issue after another. Carol Paul must be putting something in her husband's coffee, because the libertarian firebrand (who turns 82 this year) spent the month of April challenging the political establishment with the kind of gusto

Last week, Congress avoided a government shutdown by agreeing to a continuing resolution to keep the federal government funded for another week. Then over the weekend, US lawmakers agreed to a deal that will extend funding through September while Congress and the White House continue to negotiate longer-term fiscal policy priorities. The US House passed the budget deal Wednesday. But amidst Washington's annual kabuki theater dance around fiscal policy and possible government shutdowns, a litt

At the Senate Intelligence Committee hearing on Wednesday, FBI Director James Comey said a number of curious things, but one comment in particular stood out. When asked about Russian influence in the U.S. election and the ability to combat a foreign actor’s misinformation campaign, the Director said, “We need to arm ourselves with good troll armies pushing back.” Say what? It struck me as odd, because I thought it was illegal for the FBI to engage in statewide propaganda efforts as outlined in

Deep tax cuts and major changes to the individual tax system have been proposed by President Donald Trump and his team. President Trump’s economic advisors laid out the plan in an effort to strengthen his economic and legislative agenda as he nears the 100-day mark of his presidency. The plan includes some notable changes from the rhetoric we’ve heard these last few months. Of note, Trump is proposing to repeal a provision in the tax code that allows individuals to deduct the state and local t

On Monday, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals denied Green Party candidate Thomas Breck's emergency motion requesting injunctive relief to be on the ballot in the special election to fill Montana's only congressional seat. Now, Breck is taking his case to the Supreme Court. Breck's campaign released the following press release Tuesday: On Monday April 17th the United States Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals denied the Montana Green Party candidate, Thomas Breck’s, emergency motion requesting inju

Caution, you have entered the No Spin Zone. Word that Fox News host Bill O’Reilly is out at the network has the liberal left grinning from ear to ear. It’s a win at a time it was badly needed. The political wounds that linger from the election in November and the Georgia special election debacle, gives the O’Reilly wrinkle political value for Democrats. And having a pelt, ANY pelt on the wall is important. Momentum for the left these days is harder to find then hen’s teeth. Spinning this, as O

The city commission of Fargo, North Dakota is currently considering a proposal that would dump the choose-one voting method used in a majority of cities and states across the U.S. and adopt approval voting for city elections. Fargo has an opportunity to make history as the first jurisdiction in the nation to use approval voting. Here is a quick explanation of how approval voting works: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=db6Syys2fmE Video Credit: The Center for Election Science "People are seein

“An organization entrusted with daily decisions that affect the value of Americans’ paychecks and the value of their retirement savings, an organization whose mission has morphed into facilitating the bail out of foreign banks, folks, this is an organization that requires a full audit and full oversight from the elected body that created it.” - U.S. Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) During a hearing before the House Oversight Committee Thursday, lawmakers discussed H.R. 24, the "Federal Reserve Transp

Perhaps one of the most counterintuitive hallmarks in American politics is the inverse trend between growing public dissatisfaction with government and the high incumbent re-election rate. Over 97 percent of Congress was re-elected last year in spite of growing anti-incumbent sentiment. Incumbency has many perks. In many states, one such perk is an election process with a high barrier to entry. Costly signature requirements (often only required for independent and ‘un-recognized’ political part