Democratic Minnesota state representatives introduced legislation that could end the exclusion of pedophilia from legal protections of sexual orientation in state law. The state’s existing anti-discrimination law excludes sexual attraction to children from legally protected sexual orientations, but HF 1655 would remove that exclusion. The bill describes itself as “removing certain sections in... 

Georgian authorities deployed tear gas and water cannons on Tuesday outside the parliament building in the capital to quell protesters vehemently opposing a proposed law perceived as a threat to press freedom and allegedly influenced by Russia. The contentious legislation, having secured initial approval, mandates that media outlets and non-governmental organizations relying on more than 20 percent... 

The European Commission has introduced sweeping new rules that it says would shield independent media from governmental snooping and intervention. The Media Freedom Act, which was released on Friday, forbids the use of spyware and other forms of surveillance against journalists and their families as well as the search and seizure of media offices, unless it is “on the grounds of national security,”... 

Argentina’s Senate has passed a bill mandating a quota of transvestite and transgendered workers be hired by all government agencies and now it is up to the Executive to pass it into law. The bill was endorsed by 55 Senators, while only one voted against it and 6 others abstained. A Lower House approval earlier this month leaves it now up to President Alberto Fernández to sign it into law. The... 

Tennessee lawmakers introduced a bill on Friday that would allow the father of an unborn child to block a woman from aborting the couple’s child. State Sen. Mark Pody (R) introduced SBO494 in the Senate and Rep. Jerry Sexton (R) presented a companion measure, HB1079, in the Tennessee House. The new law would allow “a person to petition a court for an injunction to prohibit a woman who is pregnant... 

The most clownish president the world has ever seen, a scammer whom millions of imbeciles still believe he’s a “nationalist” whatever the fuck that’s supposed to mean, has said that he can take statues down, but it has to be legally!!!!! Remember when this orange clown used to say “10 feet higher” for the wall? Well as soon as he won, he changed his tune into: “I... 

For Hungary, the rule of law is not a legal issue, but rather a matter of honor, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán declared following last week’s discussions with his Finnish counterpart. “Whenever someone questions us or the rule of law in Hungary, they’re stepping on our honor and I would advise them to think this over carefully,” Orbán stated during a joint press conference with Antti Rinne,... 

Facebook has invoked its free speech right as a publisher, insisting its ability to smear users as extremists is protected, but its legal immunity thus far has rested on a law which protects platforms, not publishers. Which is it? Facebook has declared it has the right, as a publisher, to exercise its own free speech and bar conservative political performance artist Laura Loomer from its platform.... 

A harsher version of penal code, which includes sharia-based punishments for things like adultery and same-sex relations, is to come into force next week in Brunei. The ‘human rights defenders’ in Washington, however, are silent. Brunei, a tiny Muslim-majority absolute monarchy located in Southeastern Asia is about to put into force the last amendment to its criminal code as part of a reform initiated... 

On Wednesday the Senate has approved the legislation making it easier to depot convicted asylum seekers. The security and migration decree won with 163 votes in favour with only 59 against and 19 abstentions. The decree, drafted by Deputy Premier and Interior Minister Matteo Salvini, the leader of the League party, was approved with a confidence vote and now moves to the Lower House. This makes it... 

New Australian bill introduces some of the toughest legislation anywhere in the world for refusing to hand over personal data, while other Western countries are scrambling for their own solutions. Existing legislation already allows for imprisonment for up to two years for failing to give investigators access when serious crime is involved, but the new Assistance and Access bill, which has gone out... 

WikiLeaks has revealed that Hillary Clinton told Goldman Sachs bankers that legalization of marijuana will not happen on her watch. WikiLeaks has been the most important thing that has happened to an election in a long time. We’ve been able to catch glimpses of the real nature of politicians and bureaucrats like never before, and see the state of democracy for what it is: a once mighty oak ravaged... 

Milwaukee Sheriff David Clarke tweeted this out over the weekend. Americans have had enough of the DC and media corruption! It’s time for pitchforks and fire! “It’s incredible that our institutions of gov, WH, Congress, DOJ, and big media are corrupt & all we do is bitch. Pitchforks and torches time.” On Monday Sheriff Clarke explained on FOX and Friends how the American public has had... 

There is no way one could ever possibly justify the idea of letting people vote without identifying them. This creates a situation where not only can people vote more than once, but non-citizens can vote. One would have to assume that someone being against voter ID laws is trying to encourage some type of voter fraud. They actually claim that requiring a person to have an ID to vote is “racist.”... 

Many Americans reacted furiously to the FBI’s announcement that Hillary Clinton should not face criminal charges over her email scandal, with some asserting that since the former Secretary of State appears to be above the law, they would also now refuse to follow it. “Why should we follow the law when our leaders don’t?” asked one respondent, adding, “This Clinton bullshit has sealed the...