Regulatory Action Center Review – November 11, 2020
After a brief hiatus for election week, we’re back with this week’s Regulatory Action Center (RAC) Review! RAC proudly keeps you up to date on what we’re up to and…
Issue Brief: Overcriminalization in America
"Every year, throughout the United States, thousands of citizens are being abused by a growingly authoritarian federal government. The sheer volume of federal statutes and regulations that carry criminal penalties…
Support the SAFE Justice Act, H.R. 4261
On behalf of our activist community, I urge you to contact your representative and ask him or her to co-sponsor the Safe, Accountable, Fair, Effective (SAFE) Justice Act, H.R. 4261,…
Criminal Justice Champions Give New Life To Reform Bills
The movement to pass measures of criminal justice reform in Washington has sprung to life in the 115th Congress in recent days. In the Senate, conservative champions of the issue…
North Carolina Considers Bill to Simplify Criminal Code
Hot dogs are becoming the unlikely symbol for overcriminalization in the United States of America. More specifically, the heavily codified permit system which profits the state and harms small business…
The Liberal Case for Neil Gorsuch
President Donald J. Trump has selected Neil Gorsuch, Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit, as his nominee for the United States Supreme Court. Support…
CIVIL ASSET FORFEITURE PROFILE: Mandrel Stuart
PROFILE: Mandrel Stuart CHARGE: None. Stuart was pulled over for having tinted windows on his car. ASSETS SEIZED: $17,550 RESOLUTION: After fighting for 14 months Stuart saw all of his…
Liberty Kitty Travels the Country to Shed Light on Over-Criminalization and Regulation
Liberty Kitty has learned the hard way that overcriminalization and excessive regulation ruins lives and hurts the economy. She was prevented from grooming neighborhood kittens because she did not…
Stop Over-criminalizing and Over-federalizing Criminal Law
It’s that time again. Another day, another we-need-to-add-multiple-amendments-before-reauthorizing-a-bill moment. Currently, the Senate is moving to pass the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2016 (S.2658), which would grant the FAA funding…
The Absurdity of Regulation
Combating the kraken-like reach of the regulatory state is one of FreedomWorks major initiatives for 2016. While the constitution grants Congress the power to legislate, recent administrations have chosen to…