National Blog - page 257
Distractions, Distractions Everywhere
By Luke Marrazzo In the modern world, one has infinitely more access to current events and news than ever before, yet it is not unreasonable to suggest that the public is just as ill-informed and just as easily distracted as they were 50 years [...]
Bernanke’s Farewell Tour
Here is Campaign for Liberty Chairman Ron Paul's latest Texas Straight Talk on Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke's recent Congressional testimony: Last week Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke delivered what may well be his last [...]
Internet Sales Taxes Will Harm Small Business
Freshman Representative Ron DeSantis (R-FL-6) is a vocal opponent of the so-called "Marketplace Fairness Act," or as Campaign for Liberty calls it, the National Internet Tax Mandate. In addition to signing Rep. Thomas Massie's (R-KY-4) letter [...]
Ron Paul Statement on Bernanke Hearing
SPRINGFIELD, Virginia – Ron Paul, Campaign for Liberty Chairman, and former Chairman of the House Financial Services Subcommittee on Monetary Policy, issued the following statement today regarding Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke’s [...]
Latest GOP Sell Out
Last Thursday, the House GOP passed an "agriculture only" version of the Farm Bill that did not contain the provisions reauthorizing the food stamp programs that were in the version of the Farm Bill that failed to pass the House in [...]
Fiction, not a Tyrants Handbook
By Luke Marrazzo George Orwell is rolling in his grave. Today, many Americans have lost all concept of freedom; instead seeming to believe our freedom comes from the government and thus can be taken away by the government. This fundamental [...]
Keep the Pressure On! (DOD Appropriations) - UPDATE
Earlier this week, Campaign for Liberty asked our members to take action on the Department of Defense appropriations bill by calling their representative and demanding they urge the House Rules Committee to bring the bill to the floor under an [...]
Action Alert: House DOD Appropriations Bill
The House may take up the Department of Defense Appropriations Bill later this week, and C4L Members should take action TODAY to urge an open amendment process. If your representative sits on the rules committee, they especially need to hear from [...]
Inept Government? No Surprises There.
By Luke Marrazzo The federal government is a corrupt, bureaucratic mess. This is an indisputable fact. Just from what makes the news, we know the federal government will be incapable of verifying whether someone qualifies for the “health [...]