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Beware of "benign" gun control legislation
By John Watts Don’t allow the punditry to fool you – serious gun control efforts have not lost momentum. Legislative efforts to restrict Americans from possessing firearms are not dead by any stretch of the imagination. Predictably, a [...]
Texas Looks to Reclaim its Gold
By: David Heacock While Cyprus and other EU countries plunder their citizens’ bank accounts, the state of Texas seems to be making an unprecedented move towards insuring the wealth of its people. A Texas lawmaker recently announced [...]
America's Looming "Stimulus Trap"
By: David Heacock Peter Schiff, Austrian economist and CEO of Euro Pacific Capital, just released an article that methodically analyzes the United States economy’s credit conundrum. He critiques the Keynesian belief that an economy cannot [...]
Time for the Federal Government to Act on Hemp
Last night, the Kentucky General Assembly passed SB 50 by a vote of 88-4 after having previously passed the Kentucky State Senate 31-6. SB 50 creates a regulatory framework for industrial hemp in Kentucky, provided the federal government moves [...]
Massie on GOP Budget: "...this plan actually increases spending"
Today the House passed the GOP budget plan. Ten Republicans opposed the plan (which increases spending by 3.5% over the next ten years). The ten Republicans who opposed it were: Justin Amash (Mich.), Paul Broun (Ga.), Rick Crawford (Ark.), Randy [...]
C4L Calls on Virginia Legislature to Reject Transportation Bill
SPRINGFIELD, Virginia- Today, Campaign for Liberty President John Tate, urged the Virginia State Legislature to reject Governor Bob McDonnell’s amended Transportation Bill (H.B. 2313): “Last week, instead of responding to overwhelming [...]
Another Republican Trick Play
On March 13, the House of Representatives passed legislation overturning the Obama Administration's rule allowing states to "waive" the 1996 welfare reform's law requirements that welfare recipients either obtain full-time work or participate in [...]
The Congressional Budget Debate Is Just A Sideshow
In case you missed it, below is Campaign for Liberty Chairman Ron Paul's recent column on why Congress' phony debates over spending are not nearly as important as the actions of the Federal Reserve: Federal [...]
GOP Turncoats Support Internet Sales Taxes
Friday's vote on Senator Enzi's (R-WY) so-called "Marketplace Fairness Act" was a gift for the liberty movement. Before Friday, it wasn't clear where the Senate stood on what really ought to be called the National Internet Tax [...]
Ron Paul Responds to the Federal Reserve
Here is Campaign for Liberty Chairman Ron Paul's statement regarding the Federal Reserve's announcement yesterday that it will continue its "easy money" policies: The Federal Reserve announced on Wednesday that it will continue its easy credit [...]