National Blog - page 223
Ron Paul's influence continues to grow
Because of his strict adherence to the Constitution and his fiscal conservationism, Campaign for Liberty Chairman Ron Paul voted against all legislation authorizing spending taxpayer money for congressional gold medals. He usually was [...]
Obama Administration plans health insurance company bailout
The Obama Administration is quietly planning to bail out health insurance companies with billions of your tax dollars. From the LA Times: The Obama administration has quietly adjusted key provisions of its signature healthcare law to potentially [...]
NDAA mark-up should be transparent
Tomorrow the Senate Committee on Armed Services will mark-up the 2014 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). However, you might not be able to see the mark-up online or on C-SPAN. That is because Committee Chairman Carl Levin (D-MI) [...]
Thomas Massie eats hemp seeds on national TV
Watch Kentucky Rep. Thomas Massie talk about Kentucky's fight against the DEA to grow hemp seeds.
NSA recording every cell phone call in the Bahamas
The NSA is secretly recording every single cell phone conversation in the Bahamas according to documents provided by Edward Snowden. From The Intercept: The surveillance is part of a top-secret system – code-named SOMALGET – that was [...]
Bill Kristol: Moderation in pursuit of Neoconservatism is a virtue
William Kristol, editor of The Weekly Standard, and one of the most influential neoconservatives in the country, is not happy with Campaign for Liberty Chairman Ron Paul's recent message "The IRS asked for a fight. How about a revolution?” Mr. [...]
USA FREEDOM Act Won't Stop NSA Spying
Did Edward Snowden place too much faith in the American system of government? When Snowden first met with Greenwald, he emphasized that his biggest fear about blowing the whistle on the largest surveillance scheme in human history was that [...]
Will Senate put "Helicopter" Ben's teacher on the Fed's Board?
In addition to voting on cloture for David Barron, this week the Senate will vote on cloture for President Obama's nomination of Stanley Fisher as Vice-Chairman of the Federal Reserve. Since Senator Rand Paul has placed a hold on [...]
Rand Paul in The Boston Herald: Barron not qualified for fed bench
Senator Rand Paul (R-Ky) writes in The Boston Herald today about why he is opposing David Barron's nomination to the First Circuit Court of Appeals. Barron is the author of a controversial memo justifying the extrajudicial killing of American [...]
Stand with Rand 2.0
Your urgent action is needed to stop a hypocritical “progressive” from being appointed to a lifetime seat on the First Circuit Court of Appeals! David Barron, President Obama’s nominee for the First Circuit Court, could come up for a [...]