Congressmen Introduce Bills to Legalize and Tax Marijuana
States would still be free to ban the drug.
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Why Would One the Most Anti-Drug Democrats in Congress Offer to Endorse Medical Marijuana?
Debbie Wasserman Schultz's flip-flop flier may reflect shifts in public opinion.
Congress Trudges Ahead on Perhaps Honoring the Fourth Amendment
The continuing fight for e-mail privacy and against terrible aspects of the Electronic Communications Privacy Act.
Sen. Ted Cruz Embarks on Doomed Legislative Campaign Against Federal Gay Marriage Recognition
He can't win this fight, but he could win primary votes.
New CBC Head Wants Special Prosecutors Appointed in Police Shootings, Not Sure About the Details
Rep. G.K. Butterfield's not sure who'd appoint the prosecutor. He has other ideas for reform, too, but voted against limiting police militarization last year.
SAVE Act Would Hold Websites Criminally Liable for User-Generated Content
Lawmakers target classified ad sites
AG Nominee Loretta Lynch Says Civil Asset Forfeiture 'Protections Are There.' Not When Her Office Ignores Them.
Long Island business had nearly half a million seized for more than two years without any court filing.
Congressmen Propose Dumping House Pension Program
Taxpayers fund retirement for millionaires.
Here Is How Rand Paul's Bill Would Curtail Civil Forfeiture
The FAIR Act gives owners more protection and reduces law enforcement's profit motive.
District of Cannabis
How will Congress respond to marijuana legalization in the nation's capital?
Sens. Rand Paul, Barbara Boxer Working on Postponing Iran Sanctions Votes
New Republican Congress wants to vote on new sanctions now, before talks between Iran and the West end, and some Democrats agree.
The Coming House Vote on Building a Berlin Wall on the Rio Grande
This week will test if Rep. McCaul's strategy of restrictionist appeasement and border security first is politically viable
House Leadership Should Thank GOP Women for Thwarting Anti-Abortion Bill
From a political standpoint, the legislation was baffling.
Senate Votes 98 to 1: Climate Change Is Real and Not a Hoax
Senators vote 50 to 49 that it is "sense of the Senate" that "human activity significantly contributes to climate change."
Congress Has Veto Power over New Agency Regulations, But Could GOP Actually Make It Happen?
There's a reason you've probably never heard of the Congressional Review Act.
Ted Cruz: Loose Cannon or Libertarian Reformer?
The Texas senator might be just crazy enough to win the GOP presidential nomination.
Immigration Roundup: The Good, Bad and Ugly in the GOP-controlled Congress
Congressional Republicans are divided and could break out into a major civil war on immigration
Obama's 2014 State of the Union Scorecard
The president didn't get much of his wish list last year and he'll get even less this time. That's a good thing.
Jeff Sessions' Handbook of Immigration Lies
Sessions' anti-immigration narrative has little basis in the economic literature
D.C. Marijuana Initiative Goes to Congress for Review
Legalization takes effect automatically unless Congress enacts a resolution of disapproval.
The Congress That Cried Wolf
It's time for lawmakers to stop abusing the emergency-spending loophole.
Who's Going to Pay for New Highways?
Our Interstates are wearing out. Here's what we need to do to fix them.
Congress Can Help Fight Police Abuse by Ending Incentives to Seize Assets
The Fifth Amendment Integrity Restoration Act would help take the profit motive out of law enforcement
How a Bipartisan Majority in Congress Shredded the Constitution, Again.
Hidden in the Cromnibus was a clause allowing the NSA to gather your private data and share it with law enforcement and foreign governments.
The Lame Liberal Case for Expanding Executive Power
So much for the constitutional system of checks and balances.
Congress Talks GMO Labeling, Actually Makes Sense
The early results of this bipartisan effort, it may surprise you to learn, aren't half bad.
Who Can Save Us From the Farm Bill's False Savings?
Just as critics feared, the Farm Bill is waste billed as savings.
USA FREEDOM and Rand Paul
Civil libertarians are disappointed by the Kentucky senator's vote against debate on NSA reform legislation.
