National Blog - page 302
Law of the Sea
As we look ahead to the second half of 2012, one of the issues we will face is possible Senate ratification of the Law of the Sea Treaty. Earlier this week, Senator Mike Lee questioned Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on dangers posed by [...]
Liberty NewsWire: May 29, 2012
While was adamant about narrowing the fight and improving relations with the Muslim world, he has followed the metastasizing enemy into new and dangerous lands. When he applies his lawyering skills to counterterrorism, it is usually to enable, [...]
Liberty NewsWire: May 25, 2012
Oil and gas are traded in the global marketplace, and therefore prices are established by international demand. As a result, oil prices and interest rates move in the opposite directions. When interest rates fall, the value of the dollar [...]
Liberty NewsWire: May 24, 2012
“What if the federal government could write any law, regulate any behavior and tax any event, no matter what the Constitution authorized? What if the majority in Congress rejects the idea of limited government and views the Constitution as [...]
Senator Paul Discusses 'Health Freedom Amendment' on Senate Floor
Earlier this evening, Senator Paul discussed the abuses of power at the FDA and the need to rein them in by adopting his amendment #2143 to the FDA User Fee Bill, S. 3187. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kT8waPM9yYwContact your senators and [...]
Liberty NewsWire: May 30, 2012
"We do not believe that militarization, further militarization of the situation in Syria at this point is the right course of action. We believe that it would lead to greater chaos, greater carnage," White House spokesman Jay Carney [...]
L.A. More Concerned About Plastic Bags Than Public Debt
No longer will Los Angeles citizens be asked “paper or plastic?” The Los Angeles City Council has decided to move forward with a controversial ban on plastic bags that proponents say will protect Southern California’s delicate [...]
Why Senator Paul's FDA Amendment is Necessary
When you contact your senators to support Senator Paul's amendment #2143 to the FDA User Fees Bill, S. 3187, here's some background to why each provision of the amendment is necessary to begin restoring common sense to the FDA and federal [...]
Senator Paul on His FDA Amendment
Earlier this afternoon, Senator Paul took to the floor to urge the Senate to pass his amendment to the FDA User Fees Bill. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PDXd5BciFHEUnfortunately, the Senate later killed his amendment by a vote of 78-15. In [...]
Health Freedom Amendment Will Receive Vote Thursday! UPDATED
Senator Rand Paul will introduce an amendment that is likely to receive a vote today.* It would amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetics Act "concerning claims about the effects of foods and dietary supplements on health-related [...]