National Blog - page: 185
The Failure of the Overseas Drug War
By Harrison Dean After spending over seven billion dollars, the U.S. Government has not only failed to stop the production of opium, but its production is at record highs. According to the BBC: The special inspector general for Afghanistan [...]
Breaking on Senate NSA Reform Bill
Campaign for Liberty has learned Senator Rand Paul will oppose the Senate NSA reform bill if it contains language renewing Patriot Act provisions. Senator Reid has filed cloture on the bill.
Cleveland rocks
Last Tuesday, Cleveland's voters passed an ordinance removing red light cameras (more accurately named scameras, as they are a scam on drivers) from their city. Installed in the name of safety (it's for the children!), red light scameras [...]
Don’t be fooled: Net neutrality is all about cronyism
There are two articles out that go into greater detail as to why Campaign for Liberty is against so-called "Net Neutrality." The first is an excellent article over at Rare that does a good job of explaining one problem with Net Neutrality: [...]
Bloomberg heads to the states. We'll see him there.
Politico's Mike Allen reports today on former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg's shifting electoral focus, writing: So as the former New York mayor turned activist for gun control, healthier food choices, education reform, and other issues makes [...]
C4L Urges NO Vote on USA Freedom Act
Last night, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid filed cloture on the USA Freedom Act. The legislation is sponsored by Senator Patrick Leahy (D-VT) and while it does slightly curtail the NSA's ability to spy on law Americans, it also extends the [...]
Another day, another civil liberties violation
Via The Wall Street Journal: The Justice Department is scooping up data from thousands of cellphones through fake communications towers deployed on airplanes, a high-tech hunt for criminal suspects that is snagging a large number of innocent [...]
C4L Strongly Opposes Online Gambling Ban
SPRINGFIELD, Virginia- Today, Campaign for Liberty issued the following statement from C4L President John Tate strongly opposing the “Restoration of America’s Wire Act” (S. 2159/ H.R. 4301), which would institute a federal ban on online [...]
Campaign for Liberty brings people together
Congratulations to my friends Jack Hunter, editor of RARE and regular LPAC speaker, and Brittany Elisa-Leme Hemsath on their engagement. Jack and Brittany met at LPAC 2011 and starting dating shortly after LPAC 2012. Jack and Brittany were both [...]
Ron Paul statement on Phil Crane
Here is Campaign for Liberty Chairman Ron Paul's statement on the death of former Representative Phil Crane: I am saddened to learn of the passing of my friend and former colleague Phil Crane. Phil had a distinguished career, both in and out [...]