National Blog - page 278
Open Letter from John Tate to Senate Judiciary Committee
United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Human Rights 224 Dirksen Senate Office Building Washington, DC 20510 Dear Chairman Durbin and Ranking Member [...]
Audit the Fed Gains Steam!
Thanks to an impressive level of grassroots advocacy from C4L members nationwide, Ron Paul's Audit the Fed continues to pick up cosponsors in both the House and Senate. The House bill, H.R. 24, currently has 117 cosponsors, while the Senate [...]
Virginia takes first step toward sound money
This week, the Virginia House of Delegates passed Delegate Bob Marshall's HJ 590. This legislation authorizes a study of the feasibility of Virginia adopting a "metallic-based" “currency" to protect the citizens of the Old Dominion in the [...]
Audit the Fed will dispel misconceptions about central banking
By John Watts Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) is continuing the fight against the United States’ inherently corrupt, obstinate cartel banking-system by re-introducing the Federal Reserve Transparency Act (S. 209). Supporting the Federal Reserve [...]
Ron Paul’s Audit the Fed Bill Reintroduced in Senate
SPRINGFIELD, Virginia- On Monday, Senator Rand Paul, (R-KY) introduced S. 209, Ron Paul’s Audit the Fed bill, which calls for a “full audit of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and the Federal Reserve banks by the [...]
"Beware The Consequences of Pre-Emptive War"
Dr. Paul's latest Texas Straight Talk: Last year more US troops died by suicide than died in combat in Afghanistan. More than 20 percent of military personnel deployed to combat will develop post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). [...]
New CBO report good for political posturing, useless for understanding economic malaise
By John Watts This week, the non-partisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released a new report projecting budgetary and economic trends for the next ten years. The CBO does not officially represent either the Democratic or Republican [...]
"Assassin in Chief?"
That's the question two top constitutional attorneys, Herb Titus and William Olson, ask after reviewing the Obama administration's "whitewash of a 'white paper'." Exercising a power that no prior president ever thought he possessed -- a power [...]
Rand Paul's Foreign Policy Speech
I know many C4L members are interested in reading or watching Senator Paul's speech from earlier today at Heritage. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1dxmH3MW8zA The full text of Senator Paul's speech is below: Foreign policy is uniquely an [...]
Restoring the Founders' Vision of Foreign Policy
By: David Heacock As a participant in C4L’s intern program, I am privileged to be able to take part in the fight for liberty in Washington while also being able to attend some unique events. One thing I’m really looking forward to is [...]