Shortly after 4pm today, several budgets, the Presidents' and four proposals offerred by Republicans, will receive votes in the Senate.

Today, an exasperated Senator Paul took to the floor to urge his colleagues to vote "YES" on S.Con.Res. 42, his Platform to Revitalize America, a budget that balances within the five year window called for in the Balanced Budget Amendment supported by all 47 Republican members of the Senate. 

This week, the House of Representatives will take up the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013, H.R. 4310.  Last year, the FY 2012 NDAA contained two detention provisions, Section 1021 and 1022, that allowed for the indefinite detention of American citizens and resident aliens.  

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 Jack Hunter was one of many conservatives who took offense to the Senators' remarks. 

The next great threat to Americans' privacy has now emerged in a new so-called "cybersecurity" bill.  H.R. 3523, the "Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act of 2011" or CISPA, is set to see floor action next week in the House of Representatives.

I'd encourage everyone to contact their representative immediately at 202-224-3121 and urge them to vote NO on H.R. 3523 and any similar legislation when it comes up for a vote.