National Blog - page 127
War on Cash?
Will the next war waged by the federal government be a war on cash? Former Treasury Secretary Larry Summers has come out in favor of eliminating the $100 bill, arguing that it will stop terrorism. Yes, Terrorism! Summers writes in the Washington [...]
Your life, liberty, and property is a little bit safer
No man's life, liberty, or property are safe while the legislature is in session.” ― Mark Twain Of course, Twain was writing before it was common for Presidents to abuse their power with executive orders, otherwise he would [...]
National Review: The Right is deluding itself about law enforcement
Kevin Williamson over at National Review has an article that asks a lot of good questions about how conservatives seem to have a double-standard when it comes to government corruption when it comes to the police: Is it really so difficult to [...]
Ron Paul Statement on Yellen Testimony
SPRINGFIELD, Virginia - Today, Campaign for Liberty Chairman Ron Paul issued the following statement today regarding Federal Reserve Chairwomen Janet Yellen’s testimony before the House and Senate Banking Committees: “In her testimony [...]
Campaign for Liberty Strongly Opposes Internet Sales Tax Scheme
SPRINGFIELD, Virginia - Today, Campaign for Liberty again came out strongly against legislation imposing new taxes on online commerce, such as the Marketplace Fairness Act (S. 698) and the Remote Transactions Parity Act (H.R. 2775), after Senate [...]
Apple Refuses FBI Request to Make Backdoor to iPhone
Today, Apple, announced on its website that it is refusing to comply with an FBI request to create software allowing the government to unlock the iPhone belonging to the San Bernardino shooter. Apple argues that this request will create a [...]
RON PAUL: What Markets Are Telling Us
Last week US stock markets tumbled yet again, leaving the Dow Jones index down almost 1500 points for the year. In fact, most major world markets are in negative territory this year. There are many Wall Street cheerleaders who are trying to say [...]
It didn't start with Raw Milk
This morning the House of Representatives will vote on The Commons Sense Nutrition Disclosure Act (HR 2017), legislation making common sense changes to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA)'s "menu labeling" rules. Campaign for Liberty supports [...]
Ron Paul Classic: End FDA censorship!
One of the most outrageous violations of the First Amendment committed by any part of the federal government is the Food and Drug Administration (FDA)'s censorship of truthful healthcare claims about foods, dietary supplements,and other [...]
RON PAUL: Mandatory Depression Screening is A Depressing Thought
The United States Preventive Services Task Force recently recommended mandatory depression screening for all Americans. The task force wants to force health insurance companies to pay for the screening. Basic economics, as well as the Obamacare [...]