National Blog - page 189
Who will tax the sodas?
In addition to a change in control of the Senate, Tuesday's election also saw voters in Berkeley, California, pass the nation's first soda tax. Some may dismiss the national significance of this since the average Berkeley voter is much more [...]
WATCH: Texas State Senator Donald Huffines (TX-16) at LPAC 2014
Texas State Senator Donald Huffines (TX-16) addressed attendees at the 2014 Liberty Political Action Conference on Saturday, September 20, at the Hilton Alexandria Mark Center. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4-1Oea6sZ4Q
Fed Chair notices income inequality but pretends she is not responsible for it
Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen recently caused a stir when she gave a speech bemoaning the rise of income inequality. Yellen called for government to address this problem through government policies designed to improve education [...]
WATCH: FEC Chairman Lee Goodman at LPAC 2014
FEC Chairman Lee Goodman addressed attendees at the 2014 Liberty Political Action Conference on Friday, September 19th, at the Hilton Alexandria Mark Center. Goodman posed the question, "How free is free [...]
Campaign for Liberty joins coalition against police militarization
Campaign for Liberty has joined a coalition of groups across the political and ideological spectrum in signing a letter to Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel requesting a moratorium on the Section 1033 program. The 1033 program is the program that [...]
Homeland Security spends $30,000 on Starbucks Coffee
I guess violating our rights requires a lot of caffeine...... Some federal employees get credit cards from their agencies allowing them to spend up to $3,000 on "micro" purchases. The idea is to enable employees to purchase things like office [...]
C4L To Harry Reid: Pass Audit the Fed Now
SPRINGFIELD, Virginia- Today, Campaign for Liberty called on Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid to hold a vote on S.209, “Audit the Fed,” during Congress’ lame-duck session. “Audit the Fed is a tremendously popular bipartisan piece of [...]
UPDATED: FL arrests 90-year-old man for feeding the homeless
Fort Lauderdale police arrested three men, including 90-year-old Arnold Abbott, for feeding the homeless in public. From Local10.com: "One of the police officers said, 'Drop that plate right now,' as if I were carrying a weapon," said [...]
What Do the Election Results Mean for Audit the Fed?
While the results of the 2014 midterms are being analyzed from every possible angle, one question remains on the minds of C4L staff -- what does this mean for Audit the Fed? C4L Chairman Ron Paul posed the question last night on [...]
More Guns Plus Less War Equals Real Security
Last week’s tragic shootings in Canada and Washington state are certain to lead to new calls for gun control. The media-generated fear over “lone wolf terrorists” will enable the gun control lobby to smear Second Amendment supporters as [...]