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Martha Boneta In a stinging repudiation of the conduct of a Virginia environmental group once viewed as politically invincible, Gov. Terry McAuliffe (D) March 10 signed into law bipartisan legislation that — for the first time — provides rural landowners the means with which to defend themselves against bullying by land trusts. The landmark legislation, […]
Monday on Newmax TV’s “America’s Forum,” political commentator Dick Morris said the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPA) fast track being supported by many Republicans has a provision that allows for the “free flow of workers” between countries, essentially creating a backdoor to “unrestricted immigration.” Morris said, “This is huge. I hope everybody listening takes action call your […]
“I’m asking all the citizens of North Charleston to continue taping.” That is what Councilwoman Dorothy Williams said in response to the shooting death of Walter Scott. She and others recognize that the story would have been very different without the video showing that a white police officer shot the unarmed black man several times […]
There are some very disturbing videos circulating the Internet right now, depicting the deaths of unarmed civilians at the hands of trained, armed men. Many of these videos even show individuals being shot in the back, or as they try to flee. These are videos of police officers in America killing unarmed black men like Oscar […]
FA Note: The proposed CSKT (Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes) Compact involves a lot of constitutional and legal issues, including taking existing off-reservation water rights from thousands of irrigators, family farms, and other legitimate water rights holders, and granting them to the tribes. Below is one testimony submitted at a legislative hearing April 11 in […]
A SORRY PURCHASE: SolarCity panels cover the roof of Jeff Leeds’ home. The panels have been nothing but trouble, he says. Part 6 of 6 in the series SolarCity Jeff Leeds says installing SolarCity’s panels on the roof of his home in the Northern California city of El Granada was the sorriest day of his life. Agreeing […]
Mech study shows a steep increase in wolf numbers coincided with a sharp decline in moose calf survival Sometimes, no matter how hard you try to avoid it, the answer to your question is staring you in the face. And it appears that could well be the case as it relates to the declining moose […]
Another illegal action unlikely to be challenged in court? Millions of Americans living and working in floodplains and other low-lying areas are at acute risk of being inundated – not by rising water, but by a tidal wave of federal regulations – courtesy of the Obama Administration. With public attention riveted on the chaotic developments in […]
BIPARTISAN NCLB FIX PASSES SENATE COMMITTEE: Murray Calls for Continued Bipartisan Work to Move Bill Through Senate, Get Signed into Law “(Washington, D.C.) – Today, the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee passed the Every Child Achieves Act of 2015, the bipartisan compromise reached by Ranking Member Patty Murray (D‑WA) and Chairman Lamar Alexander […]
Before a Senate Finance Committee hearing on the trade pact Thursday: Senator Robert Menendez, seated at table, and standing from left, Senators Benjamin L. Cardin of Maryland and Ron Wyden of Oregon; Treasury Secretary Jacob J. Lew; and Michael Froman, the United States trade representative. Credit Stephen Crowley/The New York Times […]
Late last year, the name Jonathan Gruber (photo left) became part of the public consciousness for his newly public declarations that Obamacare passed due to the “stupidity of the American voter.” While there are many cases one can cite affirming that most Americans don’t closely follow politics and/or the political process and, therefore, may be called […]
Editor’s Note: The following research and commentary shows just how far the federal government is willing to go. With the help of the EPA and State legislators they are aggressively chipping away at private property rights in America and as you’ll see from Jeremiah Johnson’s report below, they are starting with our most precious resource […]
What is Monsanto hiding in secret documents? A scientist offers shocking comments. “Let’s have a federal court where the judge pretends the lawyers for the defense are fully informed about the facts of the case. The plaintiff, a giant corporation, pretends it’s concerned about the safety of the public. The press pretends it’s covering the […]
Shutterstock Image TIME’S A WASTIN’: Ahead of the Supreme Court decision on the EPA’s Mercury Rule, the Colorado Legislature is taking matters into it’s own hands. Colorado is not bending easily to the new federal restrictions from Environmental Protection Agency’s Mercury and Air Toxics Standards (MATS), also known as the “Mercury Rule,” which is currently being disputed […]
Imagine you are a lawyer arguing a case before a judge. There is no jury. The judge will decide the outcome. The judge tells you, “Look, the other side, your opponents in this case, have filed documents with me. These documents are at the heart of their argument. I can’t allow you to read the […]
The US Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions is discussing this bill now! Call the committee members and tell them to vote NO, should this come to a vote. Republicans by Rank Lamar Alexander (TN) Michael B. Enzi (WY) Richard Burr (NC) Johnny Isakson (GA) Rand Paul (KY) Susan Collins (ME) Lisa […]
FA Note: After publishing her article, Vicky emailed the following comment: A thought just occurred to me… this would be a brilliant strategy to provide terrorist funding in a distributed and virtually unstoppable way because the courts would be enforcing the child support decrees of foreign tribunals — which includes the tribunals of the Imams. Perhaps […]
Jim Beers, retired Refuge Manager, Special Agent, & Wildlife Biologist U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service The following article caught my eye this morning. Since it invited comments at the end, I shared my comments with them and they follow the article. Jim Anglers could be forbidden to wade in waters that run through private property.On […]
Disgruntled ex-federal employees found a way to bilk taxpayers out of millions of dollars using the flawed Endangered Species Act Over a 3‑year period, 2009–2012, Department of Justice data show American taxpayers footed the bill for more than $53 million in so-called environmental groups’ legal fees—and the actual number could be much higher. The real […]
The 8th Cir Court of Appeals gave Pacific Legal Foundation a resounding victory today in Hawkes v Corps. A unanimous three-judge panel held a Corps of Engineers’ Jurisdictional Determination (i.e. wetlands delineation) is immediately reviewable in court and subject to challenge. For decades, the courts have used a legal fiction to deny citizens the right […]
Unsuspecting property owners may find themselves on the outside looking in A seemingly innocuous, bipartisan House bill introduced in late March could subject unsuspecting landowners to the whims of power-hungry environmental groups, eager to usurp the property rights of those who fall into their clutches. At risk are owners of private forestlands, who may soon […]
Now the fox is in charge of the henhouse! The abrupt departure of a high-ranking official from the Piedmont Environmental Council (PEC) is fueling speculation that the controversial land trust is feeling the heat from revelations of its transgressions against a Virginia farmer. Heather Richards Heather Richards joined the PEC in September 2006, initially serving […]
Photo courtesy of Windham Southeast Supervisory UnionPUSH BACK: Windham Southeast Supervisory Union Superintendent Ron Stahley co-wrote a letter with school board leaders expressing strong opposition to school consolidation in Vermont. A backlash over statewide school consolidation is under way in Vermont as members of the Windham Southeast Supervisory Union Board sent a letter to state […]
Critics say a proposed legislative fix violates the spirit of the law against special legislation for corporations and undercuts options for landowners who may rethink their involvement with wind developers. The controversy focuses on the 82-megawatt Black Oak wind farm — on the drawing board in Stearns County since 2008. State law requires that wind energy projects […]
Sustainable Development is the blueprint being used across America and around the world to implement the United Nations Agenda 21 Programme.
