Tag: Fourth Amendment Protection Act
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Tennessee Bill Takes On NSA Code-Breaking Facility, Bans Material Support and Resources
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE by Michael Maharrey, OffNow Coalition, ©2015 (Feb. 16, 2015) — NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Last Wednesday, Tennessee legislators filed bills to directly take on NSA spying by withholding vital state resources and material support from any federal agency engaged in warrantless surveillance. Sen. Mae Beavers (R-Mt. Juliet) introduced SB782 in the Tennessee Senate…
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The Post & Email’s Exclusive Interview with Terror Funding Whistleblower Imprisoned by Obama Regime, Part 1
“THEY WANTED TO STOP IT AT ALL COSTS” by Sharon Rondeau (Jan. 24, 2015) — On Wednesday, The Post & Email reported on the story of U.S. Army Reserve officer 2Lt. Scott Bennett, who has extensive knowledge and documentation that money from thousands of Swiss bank accounts has funded Middle Eastern terrorist activities since at…
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Four and Counting: States Consider Bill to Turn Off Resources to the NSA pb
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: JAN. 20, 2015 by Michael Maharrey, OffNow Coalition (Jan. 20, 2015) — State efforts to stop warrantless NSA spying are off to a fast start in the 2015 legislative session. Just two weeks into this year’s legislative season, and with many legislatures not even in session yet, legislators in four states have…
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Indiana Bill Would Ban Material Support or Resources to NSA
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: JAN. 15, 2015 by Michael Maharrey, Offnow.org (Jan. 15, 2015) — INDIANAPOLIS — With Congress not only failing to rein in National Security Agency (NSA) spying, but actually expanding its power in a recent funding bill, many privacy activists have turned to the states to take action to block warrantless surveillance programs.…
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Missouri Bill Would Ban Material Support or Resources to NSA
STOPPING THE SURVEILLANCE STATE, ONE STATE AT A TIME by the OffNow Coalition, ©2014 (Dec. 24, 2014) — JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., Dec 22, 2014 – With Congress not only failing to rein in National Security Agency (NSA) spying, but actually expanding its power in a recent funding bill, many privacy activists are looking to the…
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Big News: A Dozen States Take On NSA and Surveillance State in 2015
CITIZENS CAN SUGGEST BILLS NOW FOR NEW LEGISLATIVE SESSIONS IN JANUARY by Mike Maharrey, Executive Director, OffNow Coalition, ©2014 (Oct. 24, 2014) — At least a dozen states are likely to consider bills to battle the NSA and other segments of the surveillance state in 2015. With more than two months still remaining before many…
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California Assembly Committee Approves Bill to Turn off Resources to the NSA
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE by Mike Maharrey, ©2014, The Tenth Amendment Center (Jun. 24, 2014) — SACRAMENTO, Calif. – In the face of opposition lobbying from the California Sheriffs Association and two former NSA analysts, the California Assembly Public Safety Committee voted unanimously to approve a bipartisan bill that will create a mechanism to turn off…
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Calif. Senate Passes Bill to Pull Plug on NSA Spying
29-1 by Mike Maharrey, ©2014, The Tenth Amendment Center (May 19, 2014) — SACRAMENTO, Calif. – A bipartisan bill that creates a mechanism to turn off all state material support and assistance to the NSA overwhelmingly passed the California state Senate Monday. Dubbed the Fourth Amendment Protection Act, Senate Bill 828 (SB828) would ban the…
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California Senate Committee Passes Bill to Pull Plug on NSA Spying
“A SERIOUS PRECEDENT” by Mike Maharrey, ©2014, The Tenth Amendment Center (Apr. 30, 2014) — SACRAMENTO, April 29, 2014 – A bipartisan bill that would create a mechanism to turn off resources to the NSA passed out of an important California state Senate committee Tuesday by a 5-0 vote. Dubbed the Fourth Amendment Protection Act,…
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Fifteen and Counting: Iowa to Consider Legislation Against NSA Spying
“THE MOVEMENT HAS GAINED MOMENTUM” by Mike Maharrey, The Tenth Amendment Center, ©2014 (Feb. 13, 2014) — The movement to thwart NSA spying at the state level continues to grow, with Iowa becoming the 15th state to consider legislation denying support to the spy agency. On Wednesday, Iowa state Senator Jake Chapman introduced the Fourth…
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Utah Bill Could Shut Off Water to NSA Data Center
“WE’RE NOT STOPPING UNTIL WE WIN” by Mike Maharrey, The Tenth Amendment Center, ©2014 (Feb. 12, 2014) — Can Utah shut down the new NSA data center by turning off the water? A bill proposed by state Rep. Marc Roberts seeks to do just that. Based on model legislation drafted by a transpartisan coalition organized…
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Nullify NSA Campaign at Agency’s Front Door: Maryland Bill Bans State Resources for Spy Agency
“GATHERING DATA ON EVERYBODY IN AMERICA” by Mike Maharrey, The Tenth Amendment Center (Feb. 10, 2014) — The OffNow coalition has now marched state and local efforts to stop unconstitutional NSA spying right onto the agency’s front porch. Late last week, Maryland State Delegate Michael Smigiel introduced the Fourth Amendment Protection Act to end all…