National Blog - page 79
This Week in Congress
The Senate will be voting on amendments to S. 2155, legislation reforming Dodd-Frank. As of this writing there has not yet been a final decision on whether Senator Rand Paul’s Audit the Fed amendment will be voted on, so there is still time to [...]
Emergency Senate Update
The Senate adjourned without voting in any amendments to S. 2155 or even deciding which ones should be voted on. So while Senate sources have told us it is likely that we will have a vote on Audit the Fed next week, we are still not 100% certain [...]
Ron Paul: The Case for Free Trade
President Trump’s imposition of tariffs on steel have sent the already fallen stock market down further. This is because tariffs hurt industries that rely on steel, raising their prices to consumers. Tariffs also invite retaliation by other [...]
We Should Listen to the Iraqi Parliament
This month marks the 15th anniversary of the US war on Iraq. The “shock and awe” attack was launched based on “stove-piped” intelligence fed from the CIA and Pentagon through an uncritical and compliant US mainstream media. The US media [...]
Ron Paul and Norm Singleton of Campaign for Liberty on President Trump's Remarks on Gun Control
Campaign for Liberty Chairman Ron Paul and President Norman Singleton made the following statements in response to President Trump's endorsement of various gun control measures, including giving the government power to confiscate guns without due [...]
Tariffs Are Not the Answer
President Trump’s planned 25 percent tariff on steel imports and 10 percent tariff on aluminum imports may provide a temporary boost for those industries, but the tariffs will do tremendous long-term damage to the American and global economies. [...]
Ron Paul and Norm Singleton on Passage of Wyoming Legal Tender Act
Campaign for Liberty Chairman Ron Paul and President Norm Singleton made the following statements regarding the Wyoming State Senate’s passage of the Legal Tender Act. This act restores gold and silver’s legal tender status and exempts [...]
This Week in Congress
The U.S. Senate will spend the bulk of the week on S. 2155, legislation making changes to the Dodd-Frank financial reform act. Senator Rand Paul is trying to add the Audit the Fed legislation to the bill, but Senate Majority Leader Mitch [...]
25 Years Ago This Week: US Slaughters Children in the Name of Gun Control
With President Trump endorsing government seizure of firearms without due process it is timely to revisit the 1993 Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms raid on the Branch Davidian compound in Waco, Texas. The initial raid resulted in an [...]
Thomas Massie: Gun Control Won’t Keep Children Safe
If you're tired of seeing so-called gun rights advocates cut and run in the face of the relentless call for new gun control, you owe it to yourself to watch Thomas Massie defend the second amendment and his Safe Schools Act (H.R. 34) from [...]