National Blog - page 153
Why Do We Allow Theft? You Could Be Next
By Danny Lewis There was a plaque on Ron Paul’s desk which said “Don’t steal, the Government hates competition”. The phrase might give you a chuckle, however it is a reality. Civil asset forfeiture is an issue we don’t hear much [...]
When they came for the Trans fats.....
Last month our national nannies hard-working officials who have our best interest at heart, officially banned trans fat. Manufactures looking to use trans fat in their products will have to seek special permission to use trans fats. As I wrote [...]
Campaign for Liberty to Homeland Security: Support Religious Liberty
Campaign for Liberty has joined a coalition asking the Department of Homeland Security about replacing "Freedom of Worship" with "Freedom of Religion" as possible answer to the nationalization exam's question "name an example of a right [...]
Will the Fed bailout Greece?
Even though the world is fixated on the developing situation in Greece, few commentators have focused on the role the Federal Reserve may play in any bailout of the Greek economy. Fortunately, my fellow Ron Paul alumni Paul-Martin Foss [...]
Why do Lindsey Graham and Marco Rubio Hate the Internet so much?
SPRINGFIELD, Virginia- Today, Campaign for Liberty issued the following statement from C4L President John Tate strongly opposing the reintroduction of the “Restoration of America’s Wire Act,” (RAWA), S. 1668. RAWA would institute a federal [...]
US Government on path to becoming Greece
Jason Ruslle at The Washington Examiner looks at the projections of government debt and finds that, unless America reverses course, we could soon resemble Greece: With all the chaos unravelling in Greece, Congress would be wise to do what it [...]
Ex-Im Bank Dies (For Now)
Last night, Congress' authorization for the Export-Import Bank (more aptly called the Bank of Boeing) expired. The bank, which provides taxpayer-backed loans to foreign companies buying American products made by some of the country's largest [...]
Surveillance State supporters have a temper tantrum
In a bizarre move that I do not recall ever seeing in my years on Capitol Hill, the Intelligence Committee has sent a letter to members of Congress who voted for the Massie-Lofgren amendment to the Defense Appropriations bill, asking them to [...]
RON PAUL: Obamacare’s Best Allies: The Courts and the Republicans
By ruling for the government in the case of King v. Burwell, the Supreme Court once again tied itself into rhetorical and logical knots to defend Obamacare. In King, the court disregarded Obamacare’s clear language regarding eligibility for [...]
Supreme Court Upholds Obamacare Subsidies
Earlier today the Supreme Court rendered its decision in King v. Burwell. The plaintiffs argued that the part of Obamcare which limited health insurance subsidies to health insurance purchased in an "exchange established by the State" meant that [...]