National Blog - page 280
Sore Losers
And the GOP purges continue, this time in the Alaska GOP. Yesterday, after reviewing a list of trumped up "charges" against duly-elected incoming Chairman Russ Millette, the ARP Executive Committee voted to remove Millette, pending a review by [...]
Action Alert: Senate Vote on Foreign Aid Thursday! (Updated)
As early as noon Thursday, the Senate will vote on Senator Paul's amendment to stop the sale of F-16s, tanks, and other military hardware to Egypt. Recent news reports abound about the current unstable political environment in Egypt, and it's [...]
The Next Generation of Surveillance
By: David Heacock This past week on PBS’ NOVA, the public was given an insight into what’s being called “The Next Generation of Surveillance.” ARGUS-IS, or Autonomous Real-Time Ground Ubiquitous Surveillance Imaging System, is an [...]
President John Tate Calls on RNC Chair Reince Priebus to Overturn Establishment Power Grab
SPRINGFIELD, Virginia- Campaign for Liberty released the following statement from C4L President John Tate today commending RNC Chairman Reince Priebus’ willingness to work with supporters of Congressman Ron Paul and calling on him to help [...]
Bernanke: Geithner's Buddha
According to media reports, in a private farewell speech, outgoing Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner dubbed Ben Bernanke "the Buddha of central bankers." This may seem over the top, but perhaps Secretary Geithner's comments were based on the [...]
US Senate once again rejects common sense
Only 35 senators supported Senator Mike Lee's (R-UT) amendment to the bloated Hurricane Sandy “relief" bill. The amendment would have required the bill's $50 billion in new federal spending to be offset with a .5% across-the-board cut in [...]
Important Message from Dr. Paul
Below is the latest message from C4L Chairman Ron Paul, discussing the need for liberty activists to draw a line in the sand in defense of our civil liberties. As Americans' tears fell and our blood boiled as we watched the smoke billowing from [...]
Cruz Challenges Emanuel on Guns
Following up on last week's post on Dianne Feinstein's Cosmetic Features Ban, I mentioned in that post a letter, which Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel had sent around pressuring TD Bank and Bank of America to stop lending money to gun [...]
Filibusters: Good for restraining government
By John Watts The fresh faces of the Democrat side in the Senate, and many others on the left in general, are already frustrated with their majority leader, Senator Harry Reid. They are frustrated with Reid’s reticence to ram Senate rules [...]
ICYMI: Ron Paul Interview
As part of his "Liberty Education Interview Series," Robert Ringer spoke with C4L Chairman Ron Paul on a variety of topics, including his plans now that he's out of Congress. You can listen to the full interview here.