National Blog - page 131
Stack the Legal Odds in Your Favor
C4L Chairman Ron Paul wrote the foreword to this new book out tomorrow. "The highly acclaimed legal self-help book written from the perspective of a lawyer and non-lawyer—a perfect hybrid that is the product of a unique synergy not found [...]
RON PAUL: Loretta Lynch and the Government War on Free Speech
During her appearance before the Senate Judiciary Committee last week, Attorney General Loretta Lynch admitted that she asked the FBI to examine whether the federal government should take legal action against so-called climate change deniers. [...]
Pentagon Admits Flying Military Spy Drones over US
As a result of a Freedom of Information Act request, the Pentagon reported that it had flown surveillance drones over the US over the past decade. From USA Today: The Pentagon has deployed drones to spy over U.S. territory for non-military [...]
Ron Paul Classic: Tribute to Ronald Reagan
With Nancy Reagan's passing, this seems like a good time to revisit Campaign for Liberty Chairman Ron Paul's 2004 tribute to President Reagan from the Congressional Record: Mr. PAUL. Mr. Speaker, all Americans mourn the death of President Ronald [...]
RON PAUL: Do We Need To 'Rebuild The Military'?
The Republican presidential debates have become so heated and filled with insults, it almost seems we are watching a pro wrestling match. There is no civility, and I wonder whether the candidates are about to come to blows. But despite what [...]
This Week in Congress: War, Taxes, and Regulations
So what else is new... The House of Representatives comes back to D.C. today. Today, they will consider fourteen bills under suspension of the rules. Among the bills considered is H.Con.Res. 11, a resolution calling on the U.S. Representative [...]
When they came for the climate change deniers.....
We knew Attorney General Loretta Lynch was no friend (to put it charitably) of the Second Amendment or the Fourth Amendment, and is not a strong supporter (again I am being very charitable) of private property rights and the First Amendment's [...]
Campaign for Liberty to Congress: Stop subsidies that hurt the environment
Campaign for Liberty has joined a collation of free-market and environmental groups on a letter to Congress supporting President Obama's proposal to cut a total of $18 billion from the harvest price option and prevented planting policies [...]
This week in Congress
The House of Representatives is out of session this week. Unfortunately for our liberties, the Senate is in session this week. First on the Senate's agenda is finishing up work on the Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act (S. 524), which I [...]
Protest a politician, go to jail?
In 2012 Congress passed the Federal Restricted Buildings and Grounds Improvement Act (HR 347). This legislation made it a federal crime to "...willfully or knowingly" enter a "restricted area' or "....impede or disrupt the orderly conduct of [...]