National Blog - page 306
Virginians, Take Action!
Earlier this week, Virginians took action to help HB 1160, a bill to prevent Virginia from assisting the US government in detaining American citizens under the NDAA, sail through the Virginia Senate. Now, Delegate Bob Marshall is requesting [...]
Fighting Back Against the NDAA
Efforts to repeal the National Defense Authorization Act for FY 2012 are gaining steam across the country. In Virginia today, the Senate passed HB 1160 by a vote of 38-1 (the bill would prevent the state of Virginia from cooperating with the [...]
Liberty NewsWire: Tuesday, February 28th, 2012
The Espionage Act, enacted back in 1917 to punish those who gave aid to our enemies, was used three times in all the prior administrations to bring cases against government officials accused of providing classified information to the media. It [...]
It Was Time To Leave About Ten Years Ago
The news media today are reporting how seven US servicemen who were advising Afghan security forces were wounded in a grenade attack carried out by one of their students. That is on top of two US Army officers murdered while advising [...]
The Federal Reserve has Failed
A new bill being introduced, ironically named the "Sound Dollar Act," seeks to end the Fed's dual mandate of maximizing employment and maintaining stable prices by removing the employment mandate.The only problem, one that should [...]
Liberty NewsWire: March 2
The Indiana House approved a bill Thursday laying out when people are justified in using force against police officers, a measure reacting to the public uproar over a state Supreme Court decision over the rights of the public to resist police.The [...]
High Gas Prices
Senator Paul was on America's Newsroom with Bill Hemmer this morning discussing the nations' rising gas prices. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nEG0VvY-SpgThe Republican Study Committee has created this handy infographic below.
UPDATED: Tell VA Senate to Vote YES on HB 1160!
Any point after 12pm, the Virginia Senate could take up HB 1160 for a vote. This bill is meant to address the indefinite detention provisions of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA).The bill, which Governor Bob McDonnell is opposed to, [...]
Liberty NewsWire: February 27, 2012
During a trip to Paducah Tuesday, Sen. Rand Paul traded his political hat for scrubs and a surgical mask and teamed with two local doctors to perform free eye surgeries. “One thing I’ve missed since I’ve been elected is [...]
Smoking Bans Violate Property Rights
In this new video from the Institute for Humane Studies, "Smoking Bans: Banning Freedom," Professor Aeon Skoble discusses how the focus of smoking bans around the country has been framed as "smokers rights vs. non-smokers [...]