By Author "Norm Singleton" - page 75
FDA considering manure regulations
No, I am not kidding, and I am not commenting on the quality of FDA regulations... The hard-working folks at the Food and Drug Administration have announced a new initiative to "....conduct a risk assessment to determine how much consumer [...]
This week in the Senate: Another assault on Federalism
Yesterday, the Senate confirmed a new Secretary of Education. Today, the Senate takes up legislation (S. 2609) creating new national standards for GMO labeling and preempting state GMO labeling laws. I wrote about the House version of the [...]
Stack the Legal Odds in Your Favor
C4L Chairman Ron Paul wrote the foreword to this new book out tomorrow. "The highly acclaimed legal self-help book written from the perspective of a lawyer and non-lawyer—a perfect hybrid that is the product of a unique synergy not found [...]
When they came for the climate change deniers.....
We knew Attorney General Loretta Lynch was no friend (to put it charitably) of the Second Amendment or the Fourth Amendment, and is not a strong supporter (again I am being very charitable) of private property rights and the First Amendment's [...]
Campaign for Liberty to Congress: Stop subsidies that hurt the environment
Campaign for Liberty has joined a collation of free-market and environmental groups on a letter to Congress supporting President Obama's proposal to cut a total of $18 billion from the harvest price option and prevented planting policies [...]
Without government who will close the subways?
Next time someone tells you Government is more efficient than the private sector show them this: The D.C. Metro system will be shutting down entirely Wednesday for safety checks, according to multiple reports. An announcement is expected [...]
What do you get when you combine the IRS with crony capitalism
Something really bad... Campaign for Liberty has joined a collation letter in opposition to HR 4141. This legislation gives the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) authority to license tax preparers. Proponents of the bill claim that the IRS needs [...]
This Week in Congress: War, Taxes, and Regulations
So what else is new... The House of Representatives comes back to D.C. today. Today, they will consider fourteen bills under suspension of the rules. Among the bills considered is H.Con.Res. 11, a resolution calling on the U.S. Representative [...]
Pentagon Admits Flying Military Spy Drones over US
As a result of a Freedom of Information Act request, the Pentagon reported that it had flown surveillance drones over the US over the past decade. From USA Today: The Pentagon has deployed drones to spy over U.S. territory for non-military [...]
Ron Paul Classic: Tribute to Ronald Reagan
With Nancy Reagan's passing, this seems like a good time to revisit Campaign for Liberty Chairman Ron Paul's 2004 tribute to President Reagan from the Congressional Record: Mr. PAUL. Mr. Speaker, all Americans mourn the death of President Ronald [...]