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Connor D. Wolf The Libertarian Republic 6/24/2015 It’s been a decade since the city of New London, Conn. forcibly took the Fort Trumbull neighborhood for what became private-development, and now all that remains is an empty lot. In 1998, the area surrounding the waterfront neighborhood saw an increased surge of economic development. This prompted city […] June 24th, 2015 | Tags: Eminent Domain, Ilya Somin, Kelo v. City of New London, Susette Kelo | Category: Connecticut, Politics, Property rights, SCOTUS | Comments are closed
John McCormack The Weekly Standard 3/29/2015 Douglas Laycock, a professor at the University of Virginia Law School, writes in an email: The issue with respect to Religious Freedom Restoration Acts (RFRAs) is whether people should be allowed to practice their religion, even when their acts would otherwise be illegal, if they are not doing any […] March 30th, 2015 | Tags: 1993 Religious Freedom Restoration Act, Douglas Laycock, Free Exercise Clause, Gov. Dannel Malloy, Gov. Mike Pence, Religious Freedom Restoration Act | Category: 1st Amendment, Connecticut, Indiana, religion, SCOTUS, States | Comments are closed
Kimberly Morin The Federalist Papers 3/16/2015 The ATF recently said they would not seek to issue any final guidelines on banning M855 “green tipped” ammunition following 80,000 comments on line as well as opposition by 52 senators and 238 house members. They claim they seek to fully process all of the comments etc. as recently […] March 16th, 2015 | Tags: Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco Firearms and Explosives, gun control, Sen. Chris Murphy, Sen. Richard Blumenthal | Category: 2nd Amendment, Congress, Connecticut, law enforcement, legislation, Politicians, Progressives | Comments are closed
Katharine Q. Seelye The New York Times 12/13/2014 …For months, utility companies across New England have been warning customers to expect sharp price increases, for which the companies blame the continuing shortage of pipeline capacity to bring natural gas to the region. Now that the higher bills […] December 15th, 2014 | Tags: green energy, greenhouse gases, natural gas, New England, oil prices | Category: Connecticut, Economy, Energy, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Politics, Progressives, Rhode Island, Vermont | Comments are closed
Cheryl K. Chumley The Washington Times 11/14/2014 The National Rifle Association issued a stark warning that a U.N. Arms Trade treaty set to take effect on Christmas Eve could lead to a U.S. crackdown on Second Amendment rights — not via a Senate ratification, but rather an “end-run around Congress,” a spokesperson said. “We are […] November 14th, 2014 | Tags: Executive order, Mike Vanderboegh, NRA, Secretary of State John Kerry, U.N. Arms Trade Treaty, U.S. Sovereignty | Category: 2nd Amendment, Barack Obama, Congress, Connecticut, United Nations | Comments are closed
Teacup totalitarians target Connecticut home-schoolers Kevin D. Williamson National Review 10/7/2014 Home-schoolers represent the only authentically radical social movement in the United States (Occupy Wall Street was a fashion statement) and so they must be suppressed, as a malevolent committee of leftist academics and union bosses under the direction of Governor Dannel Malloy is preparing […] October 7th, 2014 | Tags: Adam Lanza, Gov. Dannel Malloy, home schooling, mental health, parental rights, Robin West | Category: Connecticut, Education, Politicians, Progressives | Comments are closed
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