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December 31st, 2011
05:45 AM ET
New laws target immigration, abortion, alcohol and animals
As the new year arrives, tens of thousands of new laws are about to hit the books.
According to the National Conference of State Legislatures, nearly 40,000 state laws were enacted in 2011. Some go into effect on January 1.
To see many of them click here.
In the Newsroom today, we're bringing you details on some of the more contentious and quirky ones.
What do you think? What new laws are about to hit you?
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“To continually have to keep raising our voices, and fighting not just an abuser but a system that protected him, itwitter.com/i/web/status/1…j4X9
Democratic Rep. Katherine Clark says it’s time to end the debt ceiling, as Democrats eye an end-of-month showdown wtwitter.com/i/web/status/1…5QFO
Wyoming Rep. Liz Cheney's opponent Harriet Hageman launched her campaign and refuted false 2020 election claims.
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A true, fair & just tax collection and distribution system won't come to fruition until hi-tech e.verification methods are adopted. A country is only as strong as its tax collection and distribution systems..
Real-time e.verifiable data will stymie politicians from using inside information to buy or sell public traded stocks.
If you can e.verify temporary workers you can, keep the good and deport the bad. This can cut the immigration problem in-half, add teeth to Homeland Security and stymie fraud.
Ron – From the Show-Me-State of Missouri
Negative Ads:
It is certainly not "fair and balanced" to show one candidate's negative ads against other candidates as news items.
This gives those candidates "free press" and gives you the chance to impose your views and opinions on the populous. I know you don't give equal time to all candidates , and even if you did, the odds are that viewers see only some of the ads and would still prejudice most viewers.
If we can only make these immigration laws stick, and we can begin the deportation buses running non stop
Streamline immigration by providing incentive cards. The non-banked, under-banked and never banked must organize. All that's needed to receive a load & re-loadable FiCentive smart card of networking opportunity is an e.verfiable ID and address that can be stored in a highly secure networking with plastic depository.
Networking with plastic methods catering to banked and non-banked millions wasn't available in the 1930's, when jobs for the W.P.A was created. To get an idea of what's available today click-on Site-Map at www ficentive dot com.
Load & re-loadable Payroll Cards for temporary, or permanent workers, adds teeth to Homeland Security and can streamline the immigration process at the same time.
Ron – From the Show-Me-State of Missouri