National Blog - page 49
The War Crimes That Don't Get Punished
Rep. Duncan Hunter (R-CA) found himself in hot water recently over comments he made in defense of Navy SEAL Edward Gallagher, who faces war crimes charges over his alleged conduct while serving in combat overseas. Gallagher is charged with [...]
Congress Wrap-up
With Congress out of town this is a good time to go over some of the most significant roll-call votes of recent months. Here is the vote on final phase of H.R. 1994, the bill making changes to federal laws governing retirement plans and changing [...]
Texas bans red light (s)cameras
On Saturday, June 1, Texas. Gov. Greg. Abbott signed the bill banning red light cameras in Texas. Abbott said he was motivated to support the bill for several reasons: "No.1, privacy concerns. We think that the right to due process matters," [...]
C4L puts NPV on the brink of defeat in two states
Campaign for Liberty activists in Nevada and Maine were instrumental in rallying the grassroots to fight the National Popular Vote (NPV) compact that would essentially destroy the Electoral College as laid out by our Founding Fathers. NPV [...]
Hands Off the Electoral College
The "National Popular Vote Compact" (NPV) is a major threat to our constitutionally limited Republic and could disenfranchise voters from all but a few large states. The NPV is a compact between states which would bind member states' presidential [...]
This Week in Congress
The House was in session Monday through Wednesday. The most significant vote was approving the $19.2 billion disaster supplemental. The bill passed by a vote of 354-58. Every Democrat and 132 Republicans voted for it; 58 Republicans voted [...]
Support the Audit the Fed Banner Bomb
Aside from when it draws the occasional ire from President Trump on Twitter, the Federal Reserve is doing all it can to slip back into the shadows of public life. Fed Chairman Powell is doing his best to stay out of the spotlight and fly under [...]
Hey Trump: Remember Wikileaks?
Last week in an episode of my daily Ron Paul Liberty Report we discussed whether the US and British government were actually trying to kill jailed Wikileaks publisher Julian Assange. More than seven years ago Assange was granted asylum from the [...]
Disaster of a Disaster Bill
Late last week, the U.S. Senate reached a deal on the disaster supplemental. The final cost of the bill came to $19 billion in “emergency” spending. President Trump, at the urging of Senate leaders, dropped his demand that the bill be [...]
Ron Paul to Senate: Give Homeschoolers a (Tax) Break
Campaign for Liberty Chairman Ron Paul issued the following statement in support of adding a provision allowing families to use “529” savings accounts for homeschooling expenses to H.R. 1994. H.R. 1994 makes changes to rules regarding [...]