BIG NEWS: Obama Waives Bush Law Banning Child Soldiers – ConstitutionSchool

 

Sunday afternoon, President Obama signed a Presidential memorandum, stating the following:
“I hereby determine that it is in the national interest of the United States to waive the application of the prohibition in section 404(a) of the CSPA [Child Soldiers Prevention Act of 2008] with respect to Libya, South Sudan, and Yemen…  and the issuance of licenses for direct commercial sales of U.S. origin defense articles; and I hereby waive such provisions accordingly.”


BIG NEWS: Obama Waives Bush Law Banning Child Soldiers – ConstitutionSchool

The US vs. the ‘Shi’ite Crescent’? - JPost - Opinion - Op-Eds

 
The American approach to the Arab world can be criticized for inconsistency on a number of levels.

The US vs. the ‘Shi’ite Crescent’? - JPost - Opinion - Op-Eds

The Defamation Bill is being used as a backdoor means of introducing state regulation of the press

Governments have improved the quality of legislation in recent years by ensuring that measures are scrutinised before beginning their formal parliamentary stages. The Defamation Bill, currently before the Lords, has been through this process and should help reduce the soaring costs of libel actions while balancing the protection of reputation with free expression. It is, therefore, unfortunate that in its final stages, the Bill is being used as a backdoor means of introducing state regulation of the press for the first time since 1695.

On Tuesday, the House of Lords supported a last-minute amendment to set up an arbitration system for people complaining about their treatment by the press. Peers backing the move were critical of newspapers for failing to implement the recommendations of the Leveson inquiry. Yet scarcely 10 weeks have passed since Leveson reported and great progress has been made towards putting in place a regulatory structure that meets most of the inquiry’s aims.

Leveson and the Lords - Telegraph

Virginia moves closer to creating state's own currency | The Daily Caller

Lawmakers in Virginia say they want to keep their options open in case the value of the U.S. dollar ever collapses — so they’re considering minting state coinage.
The Washington Post reported Tuesday that a proposal to study the effectiveness of such a plan “sailed through” the state’s lower house this week:

The idea that Virginia should consider issuing its own money was dismissed as just another quixotic quest by one of the most conservative members of the state legislature when [Virginia Del. Robert G.] Marshall introduced it three years ago. But it has since gained traction not only in Virginia, but also in states across the country as Americans have grown increasingly suspicious of the institutions entrusted with safeguarding the economy.

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Virginia City Outlaws Government Drones - Hit & Run : Reason.com

Government domestic surveillance drones are rapidly moving up on the civil liberties agenda. Now one city has become the first in the nation to address this threat head-on: Charlottesville, Va

Virginia City Outlaws Government Drones - Hit & Run : Reason.com