National Blog - page 299
Freedom of Speech Does Not Grant You Freedom From Consquences
No one can deny the right to freedom of speech, right? Well, that’s not the case for a North Carolina high school student.Senior Hunter Rogers has gotten into a bit of a stir with his teacher after she had suggested that Rogers could be [...]
Representative Rooney's Disgracefully Dishonest Release
Representative Tom Rooney just sent out a disgracefully dishonest press release about the Smith/Amash amendment, claiming that it would "reward al-Qaeda attacks on U.S. soil" by "granting constitutional rights to foreign terrorists [...]
Make Your Voices Heard!
Following up on yesterday's post:Several issues C4L has been taking action on are expected to receive a vote today or tomorrow in the House of Representatives and the Senate.Your help today could turn the tide for liberty.First, the National [...]
Rand Paul on the Ex-Im Bank
On Thursday, Senator Rand Paul took to the Senate floor to urge his colleagues to vote against reauthorizing the Ex-Im Bank.Video and transcript below:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tPQyh_YZpeEThe ordinary middle-class family is struggling to get [...]
Liberty NewsWire: Thursday, May 10th, 2012
A new mobile app that enables travelers to file reports of alleged racial profiling by the Transportation Security Administration from the airport lodged 28 complaints in its first 10 days, nearly three times the number filed with the agency [...]
Slipping Into Tyranny
Only in the United States Congress could they make a problem of their own making worse by adopting a (perhaps) well intentioned, yet misguided amendment. And moments ago they did just that by adopting the Gohmert amendment to the FY 2013 NDAA.Two [...]
Key Vote: Vote "YES" On Rand Paul's Balanced Budget! UPDATED
Shortly after 4pm today, several budgets, the Presidents' and four proposals offerred by Republicans, will receive votes in the Senate.Today, an exasperated Senator Paul took to the floor to urge his colleagues to vote "YES" on [...]
Support a Full Debate
Thanks to Campaign for Liberty’s Audit the Fed efforts, the Federal Reserve is under more scrutiny than ever before.But considering the damage an out-of-control Fed has inflicted on our dollar and our economy over the years, you and I [...]
Liberty NewsWire: May 11, 2012
Hollande’s millionaire tax announcement during this year’s election campaign triggered a 30 percent spike in searches from France for prime properties in wealthy London neighborhoods such as South Kensington and Chelsea, according to [...]
"No We Can't"
On Fox Business last night, Senator Mike Lee joined John Stossel to discuss the federal government's over-regulatory burden on Americans. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lR7BwNvenugSenator Lee goes on to discuss the REINS Act, S. 299, [...]