Special Order on Internet Tax Mandate
Reps. Thomas Massie (KY-4), Ron DeSantis (FL-6), and Steve Daines (MT) participate in a special order floor speech against the National Internet Tax Mandate, the so-called "Marketplace Fairness Act," H.R. 684 and S. 743.
 

Afghanistan as the Hotel California

Apparently the Obama administration views Afghanistan as a bit like the Eagles' famed Hotel California.  We can check out but never leave. Reported the New York Times: The senior American commander in Afghanistan suggested Tuesday that American forces could remain in the country beyond 2014 despite President Obama’s pledge to withdraw them by then. The [...]


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Liberty NewsWire – December 20, 2011

The Transportation Security Administration isn't just in airports anymore. TSA teams are increasingly conducting searches and screenings at train stations, subways, ferry terminals and other mass transit locations around the country. – Los Angeles Times TSA Screenings Moving Beyond Airports – Los Angeles Times House Votes Down Senate Payroll Tax Cut – The Hill Is [...]


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UPDATE: House Judiciary, SOPA

Tomorrow morning, the House Judiciary Committee plan to continue their markup of H.R. 3261, the "Stop Online Piracy Act" or SOPA. SOPA threatens the very existence of the internet we know today.  If it passed, not only would it be the end of so-called 'piracy,' it would shut down any site that links to the [...]


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