by Editor | Mar 17, 2014 | Accountability, Govt Agencies, Taxes
Commentary by Pearl Rains-Hewittwww.behindmyback.org Posted 3/17/2014 Don’t you just love a guy with a sense of humor, attitude and documentation? His bottom line Sorry, the environment comes first. In life, only three things are certain — death, taxes and...
by Editor | Mar 17, 2014 | Accountability, Property Rights, Trails
by Trevor Burrusfor Cato Institute Posted 3/17/2014 Today, in Marvin M. Brandt Revocable Trust v. United States, the Supreme Court rebuked another attempt by the Obama administration to adopt a novel and extreme litigating position that was contrary to...
by Editor | Mar 17, 2014 | Accountability, Property Rights, Trails
by David Roland, forFreedom Foundation Posted 3/17/2014 On March 10, 2014, eight of the nine U.S. Supreme Court justices responded to the U.S. government’s efforts to bully property owners by punching the bully square in the nose. In 1976 the U.S. government...
by Editor | Mar 15, 2014 | Accountability, Economy, Taxes, WA State News
from Washington Votes.org Posted 3/14/2014 The House and Senate gavels came down simultaneously at seven minutes to midnight on Thursday, as the legislature adjourned “sine die” (Latin for “no more meeting days”) to the cheers of lawmakers and staff who had been...
by Editor | Mar 13, 2014 | Accountability, Govt Agencies, Privacy Issues
Posted 3/13/2014 News Release Jaime Herrera Beutler Backs Bill to Broaden Protection for Citizens’ Online Communication against Government Surveillance “Email Privacy Act” requires IRS, other government agencies to obtain warrant to view citizen’s emails WASHINGTON,...
by Editor | Mar 12, 2014 | Accountability, Property Rights, War on the West
Arizona Capitol Times Feb. 17, 2014 The acronym “PILT” is more than just an odd abbreviation. PILT stands for Payment In Lieu of Taxes, a program created by Congress in 1976. Simply put, PILT provides federal funding to counties that host large tracts of non-taxable...