Day: September 2, 2024
437 – Should Rahimi be the poster child for the Second Amendment?
There’s an adage in the legal profession, “hard cases make bad law”. It can also be said that bad cases make bad law, and the case of United States v. Rahimi is one of those bad cases. The question is legitimate. Does 18 U. S. C. §922(g)(8), which prohibits a person under domestic violence restraining order from possessing a firearm or ammunition, violate the Second Amendment. However, for those of you who are thinking the answer is yes, Zackey Rahimi is not the person you would want leading this case.
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New Federal Rule Targets Money Laundering in Residential Real Estate
Criminals, corrupt officials, and terrorists have exploited legal entities and trusts to launder money via real estate deals, the U.S. Treasury says.
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SAVE Act will be attached to continuing resolution
Speaker Mike Johnson now appears to favor attaching the SAVE Act to a continuing resolution when Congress returns from August vacation. The SAVE Act requires individuals to provide documentary proof of US Citizenship in order to register to vote in federal elections. With the flood of illegal immigrants over the last 3+ years, many are concerned illegals may vote in the upcoming election… attaching the SAVE Act to a continuing resolution…
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Biden Admin Gives Millions to High-Speed Rail Project That Has Been Stalled for Years
The Biden administration granted over $60 million to Amtrak for a stalling Texas high-speed rail project that has been failing to acquire private investment, according to grant records.
The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) granted $63.9 million on August 2 to Amtrak for the Texas High-Speed Rail Corridor project, which has been mired by delays since 2022 under private railroad company Texas Central, with top executives resigning as the initial private funding ran dry. The grant comes after a long line of funding from the federal government to Amtrak in pursuit of high-speed rail, with the FRA last granting $500,000 for the Texas project in December 2023 to study a Dallas-Houston high-speed rail connection.