National Blog - page 231
Rep. Massie Joins The Independents to Discuss Milk Freedom
Last night, Rep. Thomas Massie joined "The Independents" on Fox Business to discuss his Milk Freedom Acts, H.R. 4307 & H.R. 4308. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OjTXrSs78qo Sign your Food Freedom petition today urging your [...]
Take Action Today for Raw Milk!
Campaign for Liberty has joined with the (frequent LPAC sponsor) Farm to Consumer Legal Defense Fund in asking our members to contact their representatives in support of Rep. Thomas Massie's Milk Freedom Act, H.R. 4307, and the Interstate Milk [...]
Don't Ex-Tend Ex-Im
In Forbes online today, Doug Bandow lays out the case for why Congress should refuse to renew the Export-Import Bank when its authorization expires later this year: Nothing brings out the well-tailored lobbyists in Washington quite like a [...]
Release the Drone Memo!
Senator Rand Paul notified Harry Reid that he intends to place a hold on David Barron's nomination to the 1st Circuit Court of Appeals unless the Department of Justice releases the drone memo he authored justifying the killing of Anwar al-Awlaki [...]
Reps. Massie and Pingree Circulate "Dear Colleague" on Milk Freedom Acts
Campaign for Liberty attained a copy of a "Dear Colleague" letter being circulated by Representatives Thomas Massie (R-KY) and Chellie Pingree (D-ME) seeking cosponsors for H.R. 4307 & H.R. 4308. It's great to see such bipartisan support [...]
"Be Vewy Vewy Quiet, We're Hunting the Fourth Amendment"
Along with many other privacy concerns in this growing Information Age, license plate scanners have become a hot topic of debate. And Vigilant Solutions, one company providing law enforcement with such power, doesn't want customers talking [...]
Ron Paul: "...you can understand why we are their [the IRS's] enemy...”
Campaign for Liberty Chairman Ron Paul discussed Campaign for Liberty's battle with the IRS on his weekly podcast with Charles Goyette. As Mr. Goyette points out, Campaign for Liberty is being forced to devote resources that could be [...]
Fairfax County seeks to ban large gatherings at private homes
The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors will soon consider a proposal that would ban large gatherings in private homes in Virginia's largest county. From Watchdog: A plan to ban “frequent and large gatherings at neighborhood homes” is a [...]
EPA pays out nearly $500K in unauthorized bonuses
According to a report from the Environmental Protection Agency Inspector General, the EPA gave out $481,819 in unauthorized bonuses between 2006 and 2013. From Fox News: An Inspector General (IG) investigation found that 11 EPA employees [...]