National Blog - page 132
Rand Paul, Thomas Massie Prime for Liberty
Kentucky Representative Thomas Massie and Kentucky Senator Rand Paul have introduced the PRIME Act (H.R. 3187/S. 2651). This legislation exempts slaughterhouses from federal inspections as long as the slaughterhouses are in compliance with state [...]
RON PAUL: Vietnam War at 50: Have We Learned Nothing?
Last week Defense Secretary Ashton Carter laid a wreath at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington in commemoration of the "50th anniversary" of that war. The date is confusing, as the war started earlier and ended far later than 1966. But [...]
Private company closes for 6 months to avoid harming more consumers...
That seems like an odd headline, giving that any private company that was so plagued with problems that consumers literally risked death by using the product would soon find itself out of business. On the other hand, when the government [...]
End Withholding!
It's tax season, and with it comes the excitement from those individuals who receive a tax refund from Uncle Sam. It's been a while since I have fallen into that category and every April I write a big fat check to the IRS and try not to wishfully [...]
Arizona C4L Fights Back Against Photo Radar
Arizona Campaign for Liberty Executive Director Shawn Dow was interviewed by Fox 10 about our fight in Arizona against photo radar. Watch the interview below:
This Week in Congress
Slow week in DC as the House is still out on spring break (district work period.) The Senate came back today and passed a bill (S. 1890) extending federal jurisdiction over the theft of "trade secrets." The rest of the week the Senate will [...]
Federal Reserve Unveils Solid Gold Statue of Ron Paul
Earlier today the Federal Reserve unveiled a solid gold statue of former Congressman Ron Paul. The statue, made out of solid 24K gold, was created at the behest of current Chair of the Federal Reserve Janet Yellen, who thanked Dr. Paul for his [...]
RON PAUL: A European PATRIOT Act Will Not Keep People Safe
It was not long after last week’s horrifying bombings in Brussels that the so-called security experts were out warning that Europeans must give up more of their liberty so government can keep them secure from terrorism. I guess people are not [...]
James Bovard has intimate relations (with the TSA)
The Transportation Security Agency recently responded to a 2011 court order that they justify their harassment of airline travelers with a 157 page Federal Register notice. Surprisingly (for the three people reading this who might still trust the [...]
Ron Paul Classic: It's About Rights
Today marks six years since President Obama signed the "Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act" (Obamacare) into law. Ironically, today the Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in Little Sisters of the Poor v. Burwell. Little [...]