Principles for Protecting Private Property in the Peach State
FreedomWorks Foundation delivered the following testimony Friday, February 26 before the Georgia House of Representatives Subcommittee on the Judiciary (Civil). The subcommittee heard testimony on legislation, HB 832, which would…
Former Police Officer Explains Why Georgia Should Reform Its Civil Asset Forfeiture Laws
The effort to reform Georgia’s terrible civil asset forfeiture laws received an unexpected boost Monday when Michael McNeely, 1st Vice Chairman of the Georgia Republican Party and a former…
Georgia Rep. Advances Asset Forfeiture Reform
Georgia has become the latest in a long line of states looking to reform its civil asset forfeiture program. A growing number of people are apparently waking up to the…
FreedomWorks Activist Testifies against Restrictive New EPA Regulations
The following was written by FreedomWorks Super Activist, Pat Daugherty, who attended an EPA Hearing in Atlanta on Friday, November 20, 2015 I had the opportunity to testify at an…
Federalism in Action: How Conservative States Got Smart on Crime
Justice reform has become a hot topic on Capitol Hill. Members of Congress from both parties are pushing for substantive reforms that would bring rehabilitative programs to the federal corrections…
Conservative states focused on reducing repeat offender rates to disrupt the cycle of crime and save taxpayers money
It is easy to look at the decline in violent crime rates and believe that lengthy prison sentences mandated by Congress were the catalyst. Unfortunately, Wall Street Journal columnist…
Conservatives have proven that justice reform lowers crime rates and keeps communities safe
Last week, Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) gave his support to the SAFE Justice Act, a comprehensive bill that would make a number of significant and substantive changes to federal…
Georgia legislators want to run Uber and Lyft off the road
A Georgia lawmaker, state Rep. Alan Powell (R-Hartwell), has filed legislation that would, if passed, make it extraordinarily difficult for Uber, Lyft, and other ridesharing services to operate in…
The Karate Kid Activists
Do you like a true underdog story? Who doesn’t, right? Well, when it comes to being an activist, you will actually understand what Ralph Macchio felt like in the Karate…
Nullifying the Law of the Land
“It’s the law of the land.” This has been the repeated refrain from defenders of ObamaCare against any effort to repeal, replace, or reform the disastrous policy that is causing…