Mel Watt, Unfit to Serve
Last week, news broke that President Obama will pick Rep. Mel Watt (NC-12) to head the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), the government agency charged with overseeing Government Sponsored Enterprises (GSEs) Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. There are many objections to Watt’s nomination worth considering, and this is merely a brief overview of why Campaign [...]
Senate Votes on Internet Tax Mandate Today! (Updated with Roll Call)
As C4L President John Tate wrote in his action alert to C4L members this morning, “Harry Reid is hell-bent on RAMMING the Internet Tax Mandate through the Senate.” We’ve noted previously how eager Senator Reid has been to force this legislation through the upper chamber, using a procedural move to skip the committee process and [...]
“Congress Exploits Our Fears to Take Our Liberty”
Yesterday, C4L Chairman Ron Paul released his latest “Texas Straight Talk” column taking on the Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act (CISPA). As he explains, CISPA and the gun control schemes are only the most recent examples of politicians manipulating fear to trick Americans into giving up more liberties. Read the full column below: This [...]
