Topics covered in this show:
* Founder and CEO of Pickax Jeff Dornik joins me to discuss the rapid expansion of Flock camera and other ALPR (automated license plate reader) surveillance systems. Sure, we want public safety to have great tools, but at what cost to our rights? Flock and similar companies have built a mind-boggling network of cameras. How many switches get flipped before that turns into a terrifying “Minority Report” situation? …Too few. There are serious considerations on government access to and use of these traffic cameras. Times like these demand truthful information, which means we need clean social networks with no algorithm biases more than ever. I’ve joined Pickax to be a part and you should too! Try it out — sign up here! Also check out the Jeff Dornik Show for a lot more great content.
* Texas Congressman Brandon Gill is on the hunt to clean up the legal profession, and he’s gone to the right villain first — the American Bar Association. He took no prisoners this week in charing the House Oversight Committee's Task Force on Defending Constitutional Rights and Exposing Constitutional Abuses. You really have to see some of his Q&A with the ABA president. Truly, the ABA is one of the worst offenders at weaponizing their sway over law school accreditations to force DEI practices into admissions procedures and coursework.
"The ABA’s promotion of DEI has created poorly trained lawyers who prioritize political activism over following the law," Gill said. "Congress must do its part to identify harmful DEI policies within the ABA and legal profession to help root them out and ensure equal opportunity and access to justice for all Americans."
* After much research and many interviews, I go over my thoughts and how I’m voting on the four Missouri constitution amendments on the August 4 primary ballot. Long version? I’m posting my voter’s guide with reasoning behind my decisions next. Look for that soon. Short version? I’ll be voting:
* NO on Amendment 1 (Parks/Soil/Water Sales Tax Renewal)
* YES on Amendment 2 (Charter [read: Jackson] County Elected Assessors requirement)
* YES on Amendment 4 (Changes to initiative petition process and votes needed)
* YES on Amendment 5 (providing for the legislature to eliminate state income tax through expansion of consumption taxes)
PLUS:
* AOC comes out on top in New Hampshire Dem primary poll for president. Gavin Newsom is waaaay down low, and Word Salad Harris is dead last. What does this mean? Maybe nothing, but the early primary D voters don’t seem to care about the people who are most vocal that they should be given attention. That is just a pleasure to see.
* MO Sen. Josh Hawley says no more mega bonuses for USPS execs unless they deliver 95% on-time deliveries. (See what I did there?) I say: fire the postal system and start over.
* U.S. House passes “Stop Insider Trading Act,” but no one believes the Senate will. The House likely knows that, so you could call it a show vote. As much as we appreciate the automated (and highly successful) portfolio advice, we’d really like to ban stock trading in Congress.
* Missouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway is after lots of people, and I say go get ‘em. In this case, she’s taking Kansas City to federal court over DEI discrimination, and launching an investigation into scorned former Missouri Congresswoman Cori Bush and her suspect activities.
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