National Blog - page 304
Economic vs. Civil: It's All Liberty
The newsest video from the Institute for Humane Studies' "LearnLiberty" series touches on the inherent correlation between economic liberties and civil liberties.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oWAyEzyp2xQ
The Definition of Irony
This morning, the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) wrote a letter to Senators urging them to pass the "PROTECT IP Act" (you know what they say about legislation, the better sounding the name, the worse it is).This bill would [...]
H.E.L.P. Subcommittee Hearing
Senator Paul spoke at a Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Subcommittee Hearing today on health care and poverty. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FA7uYBrh5I8
Restoring Sound Money
Congressman Paul's congressional office posted the following press release regarding tomorrow's subcommittee hearing on H.R. 1098, the "Free Competition in Currency Act of 2011."WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Ron Paul, [...]
Sen. Rand Paul Responds to Obama's Jobs Speech - 09/08/11
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3j80sRzMVj0Full TranscriptIf the President were to ask me my advice on how to deal with the worst recession since the Great Depression, I would politely ask him to turn off the teleprompter. It’s hard to have [...]
President Obama's Fuzzy Math
When the President first discussed his new tax proposals he said, "This is not class warfare -- this is math."Well, as this video from Senator DeMint shows, it doesn't matter if the top income tax rate is 30% or 90%, federal [...]
Instant Classic
Watch this if you haven't yet...http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_BHLguFEN3M
Sen. Paul on Obama's Jobs Plan
Latest press release from the office of Senator Rand Paul:WASHINGTON, D.C. - In light of President Obama's presentation of his so-called jobs plan to Congress this evening, Sen. Rand Paul offered the following statement:"The [...]
Sen. Paul's FEMA Funding Proposal
The latest press release from the office of Senator Rand Paul:Sen. Paul Announces Proposal to Address Additional FEMA FundingWASHINGTON, D.C. – With the Senate expected to address providing additional disaster aid funding to the [...]
Why Does Safer Mean Less Free?
In a lucid opinion piece by GWU Law Professor Jeffrey Rosen in Politico, we are reminded that President Obama has utterly failed to live up to his campaign billing on civil liberties, in pretty much every capacity.Obama’s endorsement of [...]