LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: Fear and Loathing the New Federal Marijuana Policy By Sean McCaffrey When President Obama’s Justice Department signed a memo in 2013 that told U.S. Attorneys to relax their prosecution of recreational and medical marijuana crimes, two things happened. Conservatives, afraid of pot-smoking hippies and drug trafficking cartels taking to the…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By: Elias J. Atienza Senator Rand Paul (R-Ky) and Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) have teamed once more to reintroduce legislation on criminal justice reform. The bill, which is mostly a rehash of the one introduced in the last Congress by Booker, would restrict the use of solitary confinement for juveniles…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Amber Randall The NAACP president and other activists were arrested Monday afternoon for hosting a sit-in outside Sen. Jeff Sessions’ Alabama office. Cornell Brooks, NAACP president, and ten protesters spent three hours in jail after being charged with criminal trespass, reports USA Today. “I think it’s clear that this…
Listen to TLR’s Podcast! By Steve Birr GOP Alabama Sen. Jeff Sessions argued Congress ultimately needs to change federal pot laws if Americans do not want him to crackdown on states’ rights, leaving uncertainty within the marijuana industry. Sessions, who started his confirmation hearing Tuesday for the post of attorney general, is a staunch opponent of…
By Kody Fairfield Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) will make Senate history this week as he is set to testify against the confirmation of Donald Trump‘s pick for Attorney General, Senator Jeff Sessions (R-AL). Booker’s testimony would appear to be the first time in Senate history that a sitting Senator would testify against his current colleague for a nominated…
By Phillip Stucky A small group of protesters representing StopFascism.org were forcibly removed from the hearing to confirm Sen. Jeff Sessions as the next Attorney General of the United States Tuesday morning. Three protesters refused to leave when Capitol Police came to remove them for shouting “Jeff Sessions is a racist!” The protesters struggled with…
by Publius President-elect Trump’s cabinet picks have dominated the news-cycle for weeks. His nominations include amazing people. Individuals such as General James “Warrior Monk” Mattis and Betsy DeVos will almost certainly prove to be great choices for their Departments. Unfortunately, not all of Trump’s picks are quite as good. Dr. Ben Carson as HUD Secretary and…
By Kevin Daley Vice President Joe Biden told CNN’s Jake Tapper he believe Senate Democrats should approach Sen. Jeff Session’s attorney general nomination with an open mind, and attempt to accommodate the incoming president’s wishes. Though Biden declined to express support for the appointment, he said, as a general rule, that senators should be deferential…
Jeff Sessions reveals the rift between libertarians and conservatives on the legalization of cannabis. by Joey Clark I have met Alabama Senator Jeff Sessions several times in person. He has been kind enough to grace us with his presence in our radio studio on multiple occasions. He has called into our shows several times more….