National Blog - page 186
Who Wants to be Defense Secretary?
It seems nobody wants to be Secretary of Defense in the Obama administration. The president’s first two Defense Secretaries, Robert Gates and Leon Panetta, both complained bitterly this month about their time in the administration. The [...]
Lame Ducks raise taxes on Duck Hunters
Last week, the Lame Duck Congress voice voted a $119 million tax hike on... duck hunters. The House did this by passing the "Federal Duck Stamp Act of 2014" (H.R. 5069), which raised the "fee" hunters must pay to obtain a permit to hunt on [...]
Will the Internet Tax Mandate ruin (ugly) Christmas Sweaters?
Bloomberg Businessweek has an interesting story on "The Big Business of Ugly Christmas Sweaters." The article points out how many small businesses and online entrepreneurs,, are profiting from selling "ugly" Christmas sweaters: The novelty [...]
Campaign for Liberty stands against Internet Sales Tax
C4L Vice President of Policy Norm Singleton spoke at a press conference last week against the Internet Sales Tax. C4L members should be on the lookout for attempts to pass the Internet Sales Tax in the lame duck session.
Does Congress support Global ID cards?
Maybe. This week, the House of Representatives passed H.R. 3398, the "Girls Count Act." The purpose of this act is to protect the rights of girls in developing countries. This is certainly an admirable goal; after all, who could object to [...]
Liberty at the Movies: Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part 1
Those who enjoy good movies with libertarian themes should not miss Mockingjay, Part 1, the third and second-to-last movie in The Hunger Games series. For those unfamiliar with the series, The Hunger Games takes place in a dystopian society [...]
Campaign for Liberty to Congress: Preserve Internet Freedom
Campaign for Liberty has joined a coalition of free-market groups in signing a letter to the House and Senate leadership opposing the "Restoration of America's Wire Act," legislation that would impose a federal ban on online gambling. This [...]
Defeat of USA FREEDOM Act is a Victory for Freedom
It will not shock readers to hear that quite often legislation on Capitol Hill is not as advertised. When Congress wants to do something particularly objectionable, they tend give it a fine-sounding name. The PATRIOT Act is perhaps the best-known [...]
Campaign for Liberty to Congress: NO Lame Duck ObamaCare bailouts!
Campaign for Liberty has signed a letter to Congress requesting they prohibit taxpayer funds from being used to bail out insurance companies who have chosen to participate in ObamaCare. Text of the letter is available below and [...]
Knife Control Isn't a Joke Anymore
By Harrison Dean Here’s a great article that discusses the recent attempts to push more knife control in the UK, and its relationship to our liberty here at home: Among second amendment advocates, it’s been frequently argued that any [...]