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Sayonara, Porno-Scanners!
Bloomberg reports this morning the TSA will remove the remaining 174 porno-scanners manufactured by Rapiscan from our nation's airports. After the company failed to meet a Congressionally-mandated timeline for creating a "privacy filter," [...]
"Ron Paul's Legacy"
On Wednesday, C4L Communications Director Megan Stiles appeared on HuffPost Live with Reason's Brian Doherty and Federalist Society member Stephen Sanders to discuss the "Ron Paul Legacy." With Dr. Paul serving as Chairman of Campaign for [...]
Rep. Paul Broun Discusses Audit the Fed
Recently, Congressman Paul Broun discussed his reintroduction of Ron Paul's Audit the Fed bill, H.R. 24, and why we need to audit, and then end, the Fed. H.R. 24 is already up to 67 cosponsors. Contact your representative today and urge [...]
Statement from C4L President John Tate on Bernanke Attack on ‘Audit the Fed’
SPRINGFIELD, Virginia- Today, Campaign for Liberty released the following statement from C4L President John Tate in response to Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke’s attacks on efforts to conduct a full audit of the Federal Reserve: “As [...]
The Road to a Single-payer System is Paved with Good Intentions
By: David Heacock When government throws money at a problem, prices go up. And often, the problem gets worse. This is what we’re beginning to see with the implementation of The Affordable Care Act in the new calendar year. While most of the [...]
Are Our Debts Impractical?
By: David Heacock The level of irony in Washington seems to have reached a new high this week. In the final press conference of his first term, President Obama stated “The full faith and credit of the United States of America is not a [...]
Statement from C4L President John Tate on President Obama’s Executive Orders
SPRINGFIELD, Virginia- Today, Campaign for Liberty released the following statement from C4L President John Tate in response to President Obama issuing twenty-three executive orders concerning gun control: “President Obama’s [...]
Action Alert: Tell Congress to Vote NO on Sandy "Relief" - Update
Below is an urgent legislative update from C4L President John Tate: In just a few hours, the U.S. House is expected to vote on a Hurricane Sandy "disaster relief" bill slammed full of BILLIONS of dollars in wasteful spending. That's why it's [...]
An Idea Whose Time Has Come (Again)? UPDATED
Industrial Hemp, currently classified as a Schedule 1 substance under the Controlled Substances Act of 1970, is once again a topic of discussion in political forums. On the front page of the Washington Post this morning, (albeit the bottom [...]
Ron Paul Begins 2013 College Tour at Washington and Lee
Via Washington and Lee University's website: Former 12-term U.S. Congressman and three-time presidential candidate Ron Paul will deliver the first speech of his 2013 College Tour on Tuesday, Jan. 15, at 7 p.m. in Lee Chapel at Washington and Lee [...]