National Blog - page 277
Intern With Campaign for Liberty This Summer!
Campaign for Liberty is looking for dedicated, liberty-minded high school or college students to intern for our summer semester (May 22 – August 19). The responsibilities of this paid internship include answering phones, handling [...]
The TSA Should Apologize
Only the TSA could make a 3-year-old utter the words: "I don't wanna go to Disney World!" In case you missed the latest TSA outrage that occurred in early February, video footage surfaced over the weekend of wheelchair-bound Lucy Forck in [...]
John Tate Tells Senators: There's Nothing Fair About an Internet Sales Tax
Last week, C4L President John Tate sent a letter to Senators urging them to oppose S. 336, the so-called "Marketplace Fairness Act," or as C4L refers to it, the "Internet Sales Tax Mandate." On behalf of over half a million Campaign for Liberty [...]
America is Ready to Audit the Fed
By: David Heacock A quick search this morning for articles on the Federal Reserve returned some headlines that are telling of the public’s sentiment toward the Central Bank, namely: “Federal Reserve policies hurt the poor,” “Two Awful [...]
GOP Senate Leader McConnell seeking to get a vote on Audit the Fed
This morning, Republican Senate Leader Mitch McConnell told Louisville, Kentucky, radio talk-show host Mandy Connell that he was working with fellow Kentucky Senator Rand Paul to find a way around Harry Reid's obstructionism and force the [...]
Like an Addict, DC is Out of Touch with Reality
By John Watts As usual, “histrionics” and high drama are being played up in Washington, D.C. this week, as Obama paints Republicans as reckless for not returning to the negotiating table with purportedly horrific sequestration cuts [...]
Rand Paul Introduces National Right to Work Act
In addition to introducing Ron Paul's Audit the Fed bill, Senator Rand Paul has introduced the National Right to Work Act (S. 204). This bill repeals those sections of federal law that authorize unions to require the payment of union dues as a [...]
"The Drone Threat"
C4L Chairman Ron Paul's latest Texas Straight Talk column focuses on the President's dangerous drone program and the possibility of armed drones being used on U.S. soil: Last week, Senators threatened to put a “hold” on the nomination of [...]
Stop the Internet Tax Mandate
C4L President John Tate has a new op-ed in The Daily Caller today asking liberty-minded Americans to join Campaign for Liberty in fighting the new Internet Tax Mandate proposal currently in Congress. S. 336 and H.R. 684 would turn online [...]
Rand Paul to Put Hold on Brennan Nomination
On Wednesday, Senator Rand Paul announced he is planning to put a "hold" on John Brennan's nomination to be the next Director of the CIA. As liberty-minded Americans have raised concerns over Mr. Brennan's history of supporting executive power [...]