National Blog - page 265
Ron Paul: The Fourth Amendment is Clear
SPRINGFIELD, Virginia- Campaign for Liberty Chairman Ron Paul condemned reports that the Obama Administration is secretly collecting data from the phone calls of millions of Americans: “I wish I could say I was shocked at the reports the NSA [...]
Key Takeaway From NSA Scandal
Last night, Glenn Greenwald broke the news that for the first time in the Obama Administration there was definitive proof of the NSA's mass collection of "metadata" on American citizens. Greenwald writes, The order, a copy of which has been [...]
Politicians Denounce Recent Supreme Court Ruling
In Maryland v. King, by a vote of 5-4, the Supreme Court held that police can forcibly take DNA samples without a search warrant from individuals arrested for a serious crime. In a fiery dissent, Justice Scalia wrote, “Make no mistake [...]
C4L Supports Industrial Hemp
Today, C4L President John Tate penned a letter to senators urging them to support Senator Ron Wyden's industrial hemp amendment to the farm bill. The text of Senator Wyden's amendment is identical to S. 359, the Industrial Hemp Farming Act. Read [...]
Principles vs. Preferences
By: Jessie Markell A common dilemma in politics is weighing one’s personal preferences versus their political principles. A good example in the news would be the Marketplace Fairness Act. The proponents of the terrible piece of legislation [...]
Liberty Reserve Targeted via USA PATRIOT Act
By: Wesley Long Liberty Reserve, an online money transfer and currency exchange service based in Costa Rica, was targeted for investigation and shutdown last week with help from the USA PATRIOT Act, according to this report from The [...]
Intern With Campaign for Liberty This Fall!
Campaign for Liberty is looking for dedicated, liberty-minded high school or college students to intern for our fall semester (August 19 – December 13). The responsibilities of this paid internship include answering phones, handling [...]
Ron Paul: Iraq Collapse Shows Bankruptcy of Interventionism
Here is Campaign for Liberty Chairman Ron Paul's latest Texas Straight Talk on the consequences of the Iraq war: May was Iraq’s deadliest month in nearly five years, with more than 1,000 dead – both civilians and security personnel -- in a [...]