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Victory for civil liberties in the U.S. House
On Thursday night, defenders of the Constitution and civil liberties won a major victory, when the Massie-Lofgren amendment to curb the NSA's abuse of authority overwhelmingly passed the U.S. House by a vote of 293-123, with 1 member voting [...]
Ron Paul Discusses Inflation on Fox Business
Ron Paul discusses the Inflation on Fox Business: Watch the latest video at video.foxbusiness.com
Support Massie Amendment to end Warrantless Surveillance!
A bipartisan collation of members are offering an amendment to the Defense Department Appropriations Bill forbidding the use of funds to conduct warrantless surveillance of American citizens. Passing this amendment would be a major step forward [...]
Is Obesity a Disability?
That's the question currently being asked Europe's highest court in a lawsuit over whether employees can legally discriminate against obese employees. From Reason: The case comes to the European Court of Justice (ECJ) from Denmark, where [...]
Bang for the Buck
By: Colin Combs Last Friday, economics professor Tyler Cowen wrote in the New York Times that “the lack of major wars may be hurting economic growth". This isn’t the usual Keynesian argument of how war supposedly helps the economy by [...]
Have you called your rep. yet?
A vote on the Massie-Lofgren amendment to the FY 2015 Department of Defense Appropriations Act is expected tonight, so if your representative hasn't yet heard from you, please call and/or email them right away! The Massie-Lofgren amendment [...]
Action Alert: Support the Massie-Lofgren NSA Amendment!
This morning, Campaign for Liberty President John Tate sent a letter to the House of Representatives urging passage of the Massie-Lofgren Amendment to rein in the NSA by denying funds for so-called "backdoor surveillance" and warrantless searches [...]
It is federal government money that comes from the Federal Reserve
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) Director Richard Cordray answered tough questions from lawmakers earlier today about the organization's data collection and office renovation. The office renovation is projected to cost $184 million [...]
C4L Hill Letter: "Raul Labrador is the leader the House GOP needs."
Campaign for Liberty President John Tate penned a letter to House Republicans this morning urging them to support Rep. Raul Labrador (ID-1) for House Majority Leader in the race to replace Eric Cantor. The House Republicans will vote for the [...]
Food Prices Skyrocket in May
Consumer prices are up sharply in May as the Federal Reserve continues to pump money into the economy with no end in sight. From USA Today: Consumer prices last month posted their sharpest increase in 15 months as inflation continued a recent [...]