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\[!\[Wyoming Liberty Group\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/images/2020/06/01/wy-logo-lg-trees.png)!\[Wyoming Liberty Group\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/images/2020/06/01/wy-logo-sm-trees.png)\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/) \[\](#)- \[Home\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/) - \[About\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) - \[Who We Are\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/about/who-we-are) - \[Core Principles\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/about/core-principles) - \[Staff &amp; Board\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/about/staff) - \[Current Posts\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/current-posts) - \[Topics\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) - \[Wyliberty Policy Compass\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/wyliberty-policy-compass) - \[Economic\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/economic) - \[Education\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/education) - \[Election Security Standards\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/election-security-standards) - \[Energy and Resources\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/energy-and-resources) - \[Eye on the Issues\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/eye-on-the-issues) - \[Government Programs\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/government-programs) - \[Health Care\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/health-care) - \[Keep Wyoming Strong\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/keep-wyoming-strong) - \[Legal\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/legal-perspectives) - \[Limited Government\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/limited-government) - \[Marijuana/THC\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/marijuana-thc) - \[Political\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/political-perspectives) - \[Property Rights\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/property-rights) - \[Regulation\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/government-regulation) - \[Spotlight on WyLiberty\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/spotlight-on-wyliberty) - \[Timeless Topics\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/timeless-topics) - \[Transparency\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/government-transparency) - \[Get Involved\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) - \[Donation/Membership\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/get-involved/donate) - \[Newsletter\](https://mailchi.mp/3d5c211df744/newsletter-sign-up) - \[Contact \](https://mail.wyliberty.org/contact) - \[Search\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/search) ## Enjoy Our ### Blog <a></a>\## \[Embracing a Prospective First Amendment for Campaign Finance Disclosure\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/legal-perspectives/embracing-a-prospective-first-amendment-for-campaign-finance-disclosure) Friday, 03 October 2014 \[Wyliberty\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/current-posts/blogger/derrickcook) \[Legal\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/legal-perspectives) \[Timeless Topics\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/timeless-topics) One of the silliest carve-outs (or exceptions) in modern campaign finance law is the so-called "Socialist Workers" exemption to campaign finance reporting. The Supreme Court ruled in the 1976 case Buckley v. Valeo that if certain groups could show retaliation and oppression due to their views, they could be exempted from disclosing their contributo... \[ Continue reading\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/legal-perspectives/embracing-a-prospective-first-amendment-for-campaign-finance-disclosure) Tags: \[First Amendment\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog-tags/first-amendment) \[Free Speech\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog-tags/free-speech) \[ \](https://mail.wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) \[ \](https://mail.wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) \[ \](https://mail.wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) ## \[WyLiberty Attorney Opposes Unconstitutional Changes to State Hiring Practices\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/legal-perspectives/wyliberty-attorney-opposes-unconstitutional-changes-to-state-hiring-practices) Monday, 29 September 2014 \[Wyliberty\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/current-posts/blogger/derrickcook) \[Legal\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/legal-perspectives) \[Timeless Topics\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/timeless-topics) CHEYENNE – WyLiberty attorney Steve Klein submitted comments in a memorandum to the Wyoming Department of Administration and Information ("A&amp;I") today, discussing constitutional problems with two proposed changes to the State of Wyoming Personnel Rules. The memo argues that these provisions are vague and overbroad, and threaten the free speech ... \[ Continue reading\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/legal-perspectives/wyliberty-attorney-opposes-unconstitutional-changes-to-state-hiring-practices) Tags: \[First Amendment\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog-tags/first-amendment) \[Free Speech\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog-tags/free-speech) \[News Releases\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/news-releases) \[ \](https://mail.wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) \[ \](https://mail.wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) \[ \](https://mail.wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) ## \[Michelle Malkin Speaks out against the Common Core, in Wyoming\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/education/michelle-malkin-speaks-out-against-the-common-core-in-wyoming) Thursday, 25 September 2014 \[Wyliberty\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/current-posts/blogger/derrickcook) \[Education\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/education) \[Timeless Topics\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/timeless-topics) Michelle Malkin talks about her battle against the federal takeover of her children's education and what we can do to prevent the fed takeover here in Wyoming. \[ Continue reading\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/education/michelle-malkin-speaks-out-against-the-common-core-in-wyoming) Tags: \[Video\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/videos) \[Common Core\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog-tags/common-core) \[Education\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog-tags/education) \[Education Choice\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog-tags/education-choice) \[Education Reform\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog-tags/education-reform) \[ \](https://mail.wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) \[ \](https://mail.wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) \[ \](https://mail.wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) ## \[Personal Attacks Don’t Change Facts\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/political-perspectives/personal-attacks-don-t-change-facts) Monday, 22 September 2014 \[Wyliberty\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/current-posts/blogger/derrickcook) \[Political\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/political-perspectives) \[Timeless Topics\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/timeless-topics) Letter to the editor published in the Wyoming Tribune Eagle, September 28, 2014 As is often the case, those without a response to an argument resort to ad hominem attacks, as in Rodger McDaniel's commentary, the rick think differently, in Saturday's Wyoming Tribune Eagle. Former state of Wyoming pensioners, such as Mr. McDaniel, must understand tha... \[ Continue reading\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/political-perspectives/personal-attacks-don-t-change-facts) Tags: \[Government Spending\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog-tags/government-spending) \[Pension\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog-tags/pension) \[Politics\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog-tags/politics) \[Wyoming\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog-tags/wyoming) \[ \](https://mail.wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) \[ \](https://mail.wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) \[ \](https://mail.wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) ## \[Death Care Is Cheaper than Health Care\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/economic/death-care-is-cheaper-than-health-care) Saturday, 20 September 2014 \[Wyliberty\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/current-posts/blogger/derrickcook) \[Economic\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/economic) \[Health Care\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/health-care) \[Timeless Topics\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/timeless-topics) I recently reported that some old, ugly and perverted forms of medicine are on their way back into our health care system. While health care as we know it is entirely devoted to curing people and saving their lives, there is a dark side to medicine that has been used for much more sinister purposes. Under Nazi Germany one of those practices, called... \[ Continue reading\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/economic/death-care-is-cheaper-than-health-care) Tags: \[Health Care\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog-tags/health-care) \[Medicaid\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog-tags/medicaid) \[Political Issues\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog-tags/political-issues) \[Wyoming Issues\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog-tags/wyoming-issues) \[ \](https://mail.wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) \[ \](https://mail.wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) \[ \](https://mail.wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) ## \[Hear Michelle Malkin discuss the witch in the Common Core oven and her battle for her children’s education with Gary Freeman on KGAB\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/education/hear-michelle-malkin-discuss-the-witch-in-the-common-core-oven-and-her-battle-for-her-children-s-education-with-gary-freeman-on-kgab) Wednesday, 17 September 2014 \[Wyliberty\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/current-posts/blogger/derrickcook) \[Education\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/education) \[Timeless Topics\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/timeless-topics) Hear Michelle Malkin discuss the witch in the Common Core oven and her battle for her children's education with Gary Freeman on KGAB. September 17, 2014 – KGAB. \[ Continue reading\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/education/hear-michelle-malkin-discuss-the-witch-in-the-common-core-oven-and-her-battle-for-her-children-s-education-with-gary-freeman-on-kgab) Tags: \[Common Core\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog-tags/common-core) \[Education\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog-tags/education) \[Podcast\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/podcasts) \[ \](https://mail.wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) \[ \](https://mail.wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) \[ \](https://mail.wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) ## \[The Pursuit of Global Prosperity\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/economic/the-pursuit-of-global-prosperity) Tuesday, 16 September 2014 \[Wyliberty\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/current-posts/blogger/derrickcook) \[Economic\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/economic) \[Timeless Topics\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/timeless-topics) I have often pointed to the errors, systemic and others, in the Wyoming economy. I have repeatedly explained the false sense of job security that comes with a large share of the work force on tax-funded jobs. I have also noted how our largely mono-industrial economy was a big factor in giving Wyoming the nation's slowest private sector growth durin... \[ Continue reading\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/economic/the-pursuit-of-global-prosperity) Tags: \[Economics\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog-tags/economics) \[Economic Growth\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog-tags/economic-growth) \[Economic Development\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog-tags/economic-development) \[ \](https://mail.wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) \[ \](https://mail.wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) \[ \](https://mail.wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) ## \[Civil Forfeiture Reform Advances from Wyoming Joint Judiciary Committee\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/property-rights/civil-forfeiture-reform-advances-from-wyoming-joint-judiciary-committee) Thursday, 11 September 2014 \[Wyliberty\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/current-posts/blogger/derrickcook) \[Property Rights\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/property-rights) \[Timeless Topics\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/timeless-topics) LARAMIE – The Joint Judiciary Committee of the Wyoming Legislature voted to sponsor a bill that would substantially amend the Wyoming Controlled Substances Act today, by a vote of 12-1 (1 excused). The bill would eliminate the practice of "civil forfeiture" in Wyoming, which allows police to seize, and the attorney general to permanently deprive ow... \[ Continue reading\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/property-rights/civil-forfeiture-reform-advances-from-wyoming-joint-judiciary-committee) Tags: \[2015 General Session\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog-tags/2015-general-session) \[Civil Asset Forfeiture\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog-tags/civil-asset-forfeiture) \[Civil Forfeiture\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog-tags/civil-forfeiture) \[Property Rights\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog-tags/property-rights) \[News Releases\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/news-releases) \[ \](https://mail.wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) \[ \](https://mail.wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) \[ \](https://mail.wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) ## \[The Wyoming Telecommunications Act: Necessary Regulation or Covert Social Program?\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/government-programs/the-wyoming-telecommunications-act-necessary-regulation-or-covert-social-program) Wednesday, 10 September 2014 \[Wyliberty\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/current-posts/blogger/derrickcook) \[Government Programs\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/government-programs) \[Timeless Topics\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/timeless-topics) Would your representative vote to require single mothers to pay an extra one percent on their phone bills to cover the cost of extending lines to a $4 million mansion someone decided to build on their newly acquired rural property? In the coming session, the Wyoming legislature will find itself faced with the sunset, or scheduled end, of the outdat... \[ Continue reading\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/government-programs/the-wyoming-telecommunications-act-necessary-regulation-or-covert-social-program) Tags: \[Telecommunications\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog-tags/telecommunications) \[Legislature\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog-tags/legislature) \[Government Spending\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog-tags/government-spending) \[Corporate Welfare\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog-tags/corporate-welfare) \[ \](https://mail.wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) \[ \](https://mail.wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) \[ \](https://mail.wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) ## \[Skyrocketing Pension Costs Mean Higher Taxes or Fewer Services\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/economic/skyrocketing-pension-costs-mean-higher-taxes-or-fewer-services) Tuesday, 09 September 2014 \[Wyliberty\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/current-posts/blogger/derrickcook) \[Economic\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/economic) \[Timeless Topics\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/timeless-topics) Government pension plans promise to pay current and future retirees a benefit based on a defined formula. To make good on its promise, government contributes tax dollars to a pension fund and invests them to generate income. But what happens when contributions and investment returns fall short? Will government raise taxes, cut spending, or reduce t... \[ Continue reading\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/economic/skyrocketing-pension-costs-mean-higher-taxes-or-fewer-services) Tags: \[Pension\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog-tags/pension) \[Unfunded Liability\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog-tags/unfunded-liability) \[Severance Tax\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog-tags/severance-tax) \[ \](https://mail.wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) \[ \](https://mail.wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) \[ \](https://mail.wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) ## \[WyLiberty Publishes Brief Discussing Law Enforcement Drone Use\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/legal-perspectives/wyliberty-publishes-brief-discussing-law-enforcement-drone-use) Monday, 08 September 2014 \[Wyliberty\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/current-posts/blogger/derrickcook) \[Legal\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/legal-perspectives) \[Timeless Topics\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/timeless-topics) CHEYENNE – The Wyoming Liberty Group published its latest Liberty Brief today, "Downing the Drones? Limiting Law Enforcement Use of Unmanned Aerial Surveillance in Wyoming." The brief, authored by WyLiberty staff attorney Steve Klein, discusses current protections against drone surveillance and suggest reforms that the Wyoming Legislature may adopt... \[ Continue reading\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/legal-perspectives/wyliberty-publishes-brief-discussing-law-enforcement-drone-use) Tags: \[Law Enforcement\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog-tags/law-enforcement) \[Drones\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog-tags/drones) \[News Releases\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/news-releases) \[ \](https://mail.wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) \[ \](https://mail.wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) \[ \](https://mail.wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) ## \[Stairway to Halbig\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/health-care/stairway-to-halbig) Friday, 05 September 2014 \[Wyliberty\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/current-posts/blogger/derrickcook) \[Health Care\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/health-care) \[Timeless Topics\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/timeless-topics) Yesterday, the United States Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit vacated the opinion in Halbig v. Burwell and agreed to hear the case en banc. This means that the entire D.C. Circuit (or a large number of its judges) will hear and decide the case instead of just the three judges on the original appellate panel. The issue in Halbig centers on a pr... \[ Continue reading\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/health-care/stairway-to-halbig) Tags: \[Constitution\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog-tags/constitution) \[Health Care\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog-tags/health-care) \[Obamacare\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog-tags/obamacare) \[Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog-tags/patient-protection-and-affordable-care-act) \[ \](https://mail.wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) \[ \](https://mail.wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) \[ \](https://mail.wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) ## \[Get Ready for Weed Welfare\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/economic/get-ready-for-weed-welfare) Thursday, 04 September 2014 \[Wyliberty\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/current-posts/blogger/derrickcook) \[Economic\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/economic) \[Timeless Topics\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/timeless-topics) You can't make this up: Weed welfare? That's what the Berkeley City Council in California has unanimously approved, ordering medical marijuana dispensaries to donate 2 percent of their stash to patients making less than $32,000 a year. Impressive. A unanimous vote. No doubt a lot of compassionate people on that city council. Well, as the Fox News s... \[ Continue reading\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/economic/get-ready-for-weed-welfare) Tags: \[Marijuana\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog-tags/marijuana) \[Economics\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog-tags/economics) \[ \](https://mail.wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) \[ \](https://mail.wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) \[ \](https://mail.wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) ## \[Laramie Amends Unconstitutional Sign Law\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/legal-perspectives/laramie-amends-unconstitutional-sign-law) Wednesday, 03 September 2014 \[Wyliberty\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/current-posts/blogger/derrickcook) \[Legal\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/legal-perspectives) \[Timeless Topics\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/timeless-topics) LARAMIE — The Laramie City Council adopted an ordinance last night removing the unconstitutional time limitations imposed by the Laramie Unified Development Code on political signs following an accelerated review process that began with a June 30 notice to Laramie City Officials from WyLiberty staff attorney identifying constitutional violations in... \[ Continue reading\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/legal-perspectives/laramie-amends-unconstitutional-sign-law) Tags: \[News Releases\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/news-releases) \[First Amendment\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog-tags/first-amendment) \[Free Speech\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog-tags/free-speech) \[Freedom of Association\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog-tags/freedom-of-association) \[ \](https://mail.wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) \[ \](https://mail.wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) \[ \](https://mail.wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) ## \[Wyoming’s Pension Plans – Objections to Reform\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/government-programs/wyoming-s-pension-plans-objections-to-reform) Tuesday, 02 September 2014 \[Wyliberty\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/current-posts/blogger/derrickcook) \[Government Programs\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/government-programs) \[Timeless Topics\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/timeless-topics) Few people understand how the state pension system works but objections to reform are legion. Even though the type of pension benefit state employees receive has virtually disappeared in the private sector, many politicians, bureaucrats and state pension managers seem to think the government sector is different, making reform unnecessary. However, ... \[ Continue reading\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/government-programs/wyoming-s-pension-plans-objections-to-reform) Tags: \[Unfunded Liability\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog-tags/unfunded-liability) \[Pension Debt\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog-tags/pension-debt) \[Pension\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog-tags/pension) \[Government Spending\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog-tags/government-spending) \[2012 Budget Session\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog-tags/2012-budget-session) \[ \](https://mail.wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) \[ \](https://mail.wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) \[ \](https://mail.wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) ## \[When Death Has Intrinsic Value\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/economic/when-death-has-intrinsic-value) Monday, 01 September 2014 \[Wyliberty\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/current-posts/blogger/derrickcook) \[Economic\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/economic) \[Transparency\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/government-transparency) \[Timeless Topics\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/timeless-topics) In Nazi Germany, eugenics was an accepted branch of medicine. Its purpose was to "cleanse" the German people of individuals who were considered genetically less desirable. One would hope that this abhorrent practice would be confined to the dark history of the Third Reich. Unfortunately, that is not the case. Eugenics was well established in Americ... \[ Continue reading\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/economic/when-death-has-intrinsic-value) Tags: \[Transparency\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog-tags/transparency) \[Economics\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog-tags/economics) \[ \](https://mail.wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) \[ \](https://mail.wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) \[ \](https://mail.wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) ## \[The War on Economic Freedom\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/economic/the-war-on-economic-freedom) Friday, 29 August 2014 \[Wyliberty\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/current-posts/blogger/derrickcook) \[Economic\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/economic) \[Timeless Topics\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/timeless-topics) In 1957, Ford Motor Company rolled out its new brand called Edsel. The ambition for the new brand was to help Ford outgrow General Motors. Reality, though, was different: after three years of disastrous sales Ford shut down the Edsel division. The motive for the decision is obvious: Edsel was losing enormous amounts of money. The verdict of the fre... \[ Continue reading\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/economic/the-war-on-economic-freedom) Tags: \[Economic Liberty\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog-tags/economic-liberty) \[Economics\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog-tags/economics) \[Economic Development\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog-tags/economic-development) \[ \](https://mail.wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) \[ \](https://mail.wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) \[ \](https://mail.wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) ## \[WyLiberty Attorneys Win Aggregate Contribution Limit Case\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/legal-perspectives/wyliberty-attorneys-win-aggregate-contribution-limit-case) Friday, 29 August 2014 \[Wyliberty\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/current-posts/blogger/derrickcook) \[Legal\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/legal-perspectives) \[Timeless Topics\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/timeless-topics) CHEYENNE – Judge Alan Johnson of the United States District Court for the District of Wyoming approved a settlement in Brophy v. Maxfield today, halting the enforcement of a two-year aggregate contribution limit under Wyoming law. 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Some of these candidates are even running for election to offices that they do not believe should be held by citizens who have been elected through the democratic process. 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