MISSISSIPPI GOV. TATE REEVES LIFTS MASK MANDATE FOR ALL COUNTIES.
Mississippi Governor Tate Reeves announced Tuesday that the state is lifting mask mandates for all counties, starting Wednesday.
TEXAS GOV. ABBOTT WILL OPEN STATE ‘100 PERCENT,’ LIFT MASK MANDATE:
Texas Governor Greg Abbott announced Tuesday that he will reopen the state “at 100 percent” and will rescind the statewide mask mandate beginning next Wednesday.
Arizona House Passes Bill to End State Enforcement of Federal Gun Control
PHOENIX, Ariz. (Feb. 24, 2021) – Today, the Arizona House passed a bill to ban state and local enforcement of federal gun control; past, present and future. Passage into law would represent an important first step towards bringing those measures to an end within the state.
Rep. Leo Biasiucci (R) introduced House Bill 2111 (HB2111) along with 16 cosponsors on Jan. 24. With an amendment proposed by cosponsor Rep. Bret M. Roberts last week, the legislation bans the state and all political subdivisions of the state from “using any personnel or financial resources to enforce, administer or cooperate with any act, law, treaty, order, rule or regulation of the United States government that is inconsistent with any law” of the state of Arizona regarding the regulation of firearms.
On Feb. 10, the House Government and Elections Committee passed HB2111 by a vote of 7-6. Five days later, the House Rules Committee passed it with a vote of 5-3. Today, the full House passed the bill with a vote of 31-29.
The legislation is similar to a bill pending consideration in the Texas House and the West Virginia Senate.
Arkansas lawmakers give final OK to ‘Stand Your Ground’ bill
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas lawmakers have sent Gov. Asa Hutchinson legislation that loosens the state’s restrictions on using lethal force in self-defense.
The House on Wednesday voted 72 to 23 for the bill, which removes the state’s duty to retreat before using deadly force.
The Senate approved the measure last month. A similar bill stalled in the Legislature two years ago, but the measure this year has moved more easily after groups that opposed it said they were neutral to the latest version.
The governor has not said whether he supports the legislation.
S.C. Democrats Throw Tantrum as Fetal Heartbeat Bill Passes State House.
The South Carolina House of Representatives yesterday passed “Fetal Heartbeat” legislation, which would significantly reduce abortions in the state.
The bill, S. 1, would require doctors to perform an ultrasound to detect a heartbeat before performing an abortion. If one is detected, doctors would be prohibited from performing an abortion except when the mother was the victim of rape or incest, if the mothers health is in jeopardy or if the fetus has anomalies incompatible with life. However, if a woman asks for an abortion because she was the victim or rape or incest, the doctor is required to report the crime to local law enforcement.
The legislation, supported by S.C. Gov. Henry McMaster (R), had already passed the state Senate by a wide margin on Jan. 28.
Although the bill has overwhelming support and passed by a 79-35 bi-partisan vote, House Democrats staged a series of outbursts to try and slow or stop the vote.
Democratic members of the South Carolina House have walked out of the chamber to protest a bill that would ban nearly all abortions in the state.
The members left the chamber Wednesday minutes before the fetal heartbeat bill was to come up for a vote. Rep. Todd Rutherford said the Democratic Caucus will not join in on the discussion of S.1 today as protest and calls it a “farce.”
If, as expected, Gov. McMaster signs the Fetal Heartbeat Bill into law, it would become one of the most restrictive abortion laws in the nation by banning most abortions after six weeks. The law is expected to face immediate court challenges and would probably find its way to the U.S. Supreme Court.
UPDATE 1:26 p.m.: Gov. McMaster signed the bill this afternoon at the statehouse.
#ProLife Victory as South Carolina Governor @henrymcmaster signs Heartbeat bill into law ❤️
It shouldn't even be up for debate. No matter how small or "inconvenient" you are, no matter where you live, if you have a heartbeat, you get to LIVE. https://t.co/IqyNbpl9It
— Susan B. Anthony List (@SBAList) February 18, 2021
Just to point out; When a convention of the states was called to ‘simply’ fix the problems with the Articles of Confederation, what we wound up with was a whole new system of government.
I’m not saying a new convention is a bad idea, I am saying that if there ever is one, people should be well aware that the result can be something unexpected.
Iowa House Panels Advance Resolutions Calling for Constitutional Convention
Two Iowa House subcommittees advanced resolutions calling for a Convention of the States to propose amendments to the U.S. Constitution.
DES MOINES, Iowa – Two Iowa House subcommittees on Wednesday advanced resolutions calling for an Article V Convention of the States to propose amendments to the U.S. Constitution.
Article V of the U.S. Constitution provides two ways to amend the Constitution; the first is for Congress to pass a constitutional amendment that would, the second is through two-thirds of state legislatures (34 states) petitioning for a convention to propose amendments. Whether by Congress or through a convention process, any amendments passed would require three-fourths of the states to ratify.
So far, 15 states – Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, Arizona, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Texas, Tennessee, and Utah – have had their state legislatures pass resolutions.
By a 2 to 1 vote, the first subcommittee supported H.J.R. 3, a resolution sponsored by State Rep. John Wills, R-Spirit Lake, proposing an amendment that places limitations on members of Congress.
Oklahoma Governor Nullifies Biden’s Executive Order — With His Own
Charging that Executive Order 13990 issued by President Biden “is in contravention of Article II Section 2 and the 10th Amendment of the United States Constitution,” Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt issued his own executive order this week to, in effect, nullify it.
Governor Stitt is a Republican, elected in 2018. His order is challenging Biden’s order as “adverse to energy producers throughout the United States and Oklahoma. His decision terminates the Keystone XL pipeline and claims to rejoin the Paris Climate Accord while failing to seek ratification by the U.S. Senate.” According to the U.S. Constitution, a presidential agreement with the government of another nation is not law until at least two-thirds of the Senate ratifies it. President Barack Obama placed the United States in the Paris deal without a treaty vote. This was reversed by President Trump, and now President Biden has put the United States back into it.
“These policies [of the Paris Accord] allow the world’s powers to continue CO2 emissions,” Stitt wrote, “causing the U.S. to harm its own economy, threatening millions of jobs in states like Oklahoma, while making no meaningful difference in world’s emissions. Special Envoy for Climate, John Kerry, admitted as much only days ago.”
Gov. Abbott says during keynote that he wants to make Texas a ‘Second Amendment Sanctuary State’
Abbott said he wants to ensure that no government officials can take Texan’s guns
83 House Members Reject Democrat Plan to Prevent Lawmakers From Carrying Firearms on Capitol Hill
More than 80 members of the House of Representatives are taking a stand against a Democrat plan to end lawmakers’ eligibility to carry firearms on the grounds of Capitol Hill under current regulations.
The effort is being lead by Representative Lauren Boebert (R-CO) who says she refuses to give up her ability to carry a firearm while spending time in the crime ridden District of Columbia.
“I refuse to give up my Second Amendment rights,” Boebert said in a statement, adding:
Unlike the last 3 demoncrap Presidents, no terrorists were on the list
Trump pardons Republican allies and Blackwater guards
President Donald Trump on Tuesday pardoned 15 people, including Republican allies, a 2016 campaign official ensnared in the Russia probe and former government contractors convicted in a 2007 massacre in Baghdad.
The pardons included former Republican Reps. Duncan Hunter of California and Chris Collins of New York.