Free Talk Live - legislation

Scientist Advocates for Legal Drinking Age for Soda

snappytype — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 13:19:00 +0000

Legislation is our knee jerk response to every "problem" we have as a society.

Rand Paul stalls Senate education bill

bhouser — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 23:58:19 +0000

Republican Sen. Rand Paul may not have the clout in Congress to reach his goal of eliminating the Department of Education, but he can do a close second: shut down the Senate committee trying to pass sweeping new federal education legislation.

Do We Really Want More Policemen?

KareFree — Mon, 19 Sep 2011 23:33:39 +0000

" Another fallacy in the idea of using more police to stop crime involves the problem of recognition. Criminals do not wear sweat-shirts with “Bad Guy” printed on them to enable policemen to single them out. One way police try to find robbers and murderers is to stop and question ordinary people who have done nothing wrong. Increasing the number of policemen therefore means an increase in the number of innocent people who will be harassed and intimidated by officers."

NRA helps to kill self defense legislation in NH

will in nv — Tue, 17 May 2011 20:09:18 +0000

The NRA is up to it's old tricks again as it helps to maintain draconian anti self defense laws and kill new legislation that would help deter crime and improve basic human rights of self protection in the face of government legislation.

Bill Would Yank Your License if Your Kid Misses School

Thrain — Tue, 11 Jan 2011 13:43:19 +0000

The Parkersville News and Sentinel reports State Sen. Erik Wells has introduced a bill to yank your driver's license if your kid misses 10 or more days of school. You'd get a warning after the fifth unexcused absence.