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Dining With the President...
Rather than choosing to "Stand with Rand," a small group of GOP senators are dining with the President this evening. According to ABC News, this includes John McCain, Lindsey Graham, and Kelly Ayotte. The only good that could come out of [...]
Tune in to C-SPAN 2 Right Now!
At 11:47am this morning, Senator Rand Paul took over the Senate floor actively filibustering John Brennan's nomination to be director of the CIA and stating his concerns over the administration's drone program. Senator Paul has stated he will [...]
Outrageous!
Attorney General Eric Holder finally replied to Senator Paul's request on whether the administration believed the President could authorize a lethal drone strike on American soil. It's hard to believe this was his actual response, but then [...]
America's first entrepreneur -- George Washington
John Berlau, Senior Fellow for Finance and Access to Capital at the Competitive Enterprise Institute, commemorates Washington's birthday by highlighting a little-known facet of Washington's life: his career as an entrepreneur. Among his other [...]
Kerry Bentivolio introduces Ron Paul's Protect Small Business Act
Michigan Representative Kerry Bentivollo (MI-11) has introduced Ron Paul's Protect Small Business Jobs Act (HR 746). This common-sense legislation, first introduced by then-Representative and current Campaign for Liberty Chairman Ron Paul in [...]
John Tate Praises Rand Paul Filibuster
SPRINGFIELD, Virginia- Today, Campaign for Liberty President John Tate praised Senator Rand Paul’s active filibuster on the Senate floor over John Brennan’s nomination to be Director of the CIA and the constitutionality of drone [...]
John Tate Blasts Attorney General Eric Holder
SPRINGFIELD, Virginia- Today, Campaign for Liberty President John Tate released the following statement in response to U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder asserting that President Obama has the legal authority to conduct drone strikes on American [...]
New Rand Paul bill makes sure Senators (and public) can read the bills before the vote
As most Americans were ringing in 2013, the Senate was voting on tax-and-spend "fiscal cliff" legislation, even though most senators did not even get a chance to read the bill before the vote. Bringing legislation to the floor before most [...]
Is Harry Reid Speaker?
Earlier today, the House of Representatives passed legislation renewing the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA). VAWA is a noble-sounding bill (who could oppose stopping violence?) that involves the federal government in areas where it has no [...]
Drone, baby, drone... If you want more terrorists
By John Watts South Carolina Senator Lindsey Graham recently told a home state audience that the United States has killed over 4,700 people using drone strikes since their introduction into use. Senator Graham’s remarks drew a wide array [...]