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Liberty NewsWire: May 9, 2012
The Transportation Security Administration has shelved $184 million in security equipment in a Texas warehouse rather than in the airports for which it was bought, according to a report compiled by House Republican investigators.The scathing [...]
"How the Fed Favors The 1%"
If you haven't yet read Mark Spitznagel's recent piece in The Wall Street Journal, "How the Fed Favors The 1%," it's well worth your time to check out and then pass on to your family and friends.Over the past year, [...]
Rejecting the Founders' Vision: "Marco Rubio's Liberal Foreign Policy"
Yesterday, Senator Marco Rubio spoke on foreign policy at the left-leaning think tank, Brookings Institute. In it, Rubio outlined what can only be described as a hawkish, Wilsonian foreign policy of hyperintervention. Political Commentator [...]
C4L Letter to the Hill, Re: CISPA
Dear Representative,On behalf of over half a million Campaign for Liberty members who are deeply concerned about government’s expanding invasions on their privacy, I urge you to vote “NO” on H.R. 3523, the “Cyber [...]
Congress Set to Invade Your Privacy Again
On Thursday, Congress is scheduled to begin consideration of H.R. 3523, the "Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act of 2011" (CISPA).This bill is the next great threat to our privacy over the Internet, but unlike the fight [...]
Liberty NewsWire: May 7, 2012
On Tuesday, Paul will host a hearing of his House Financial Services subcommittee, where lawmakers will discuss a range of legislative proposals to tweak, overhaul, or outright eliminate the Fed. - The Hill Federal ReserveThe Hill – [...]
Liberty NewsWire Wednesday, May 2nd, 2012
Depending on whom you ask, cyberwar is either the “next threat to national security,” as the book by Richard Clarke and Robert Knake was titled, or “more hype than hazard,” as Thomas Rid of Kings College recently wrote in [...]
Liberty NewsWire: May 1, 2012
Four American citizens have been killed in drone strikes, including militant Anwar Awlaki in Yemen. Two other Americans identified as Al Qaeda supporters were inadvertently slain in drone strikes, and Awlaki's teenage son, who was not [...]
Liberty NewsWire: April 27, 2012
“The decision to withdraw this rule — including provisions to define the ‘parental exemption’ — was made in response to thousands of comments expressing concerns about the effect of the proposed rules on small [...]
CISPA Cosponsors, 4/24/12
Below is a list of current cosponsors of H.R. 3523, the Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act, (CISPA).Please contact your representative right away to urge him or her to vote "NO" on this bill. Even if their name appears [...]