National Blog - page 281
Assuming Responsibility in an Irresponsible World
By Sam Aydlette “With great power comes great responsibility.” Uncle Ben utters these profound words in Stan Lee’s classic Spiderman comic book series. Although he is referring to his nephew’s new superpowers, [...]
New Year's Resolutions for Congress
Our Honorary Chairman, Congressman Ron Paul, has list of resolutions for the upcoming Congress in his latest Texas Straight Talk: As I prepare to retire from Congress, I’d like to suggest a few New Year’s resolutions for my colleagues to [...]
Guns Are Not the Problem, People Are
By Sam Aydlette "'Emergencies' have always been the pretext on which the safeguards of individual liberty have been eroded." ~F.A. Hayek In the wake of the Sandy Hook shootings, there has been a flurry of calls for gun control. Senator [...]
Slave of the State: How Mandatory Government Service is Antithetical to Liberty
By Sam Aydlette While dining out with an old army buddy last Saturday, an intriguing conversation arose over the topic of compulsory service to the State. My friend argued that it would benefit young people if they were tasked to do some [...]
C4L Hill Letter - NDAA, Indefinite Detention
Yesterday, in a closed door conference committee on the FY 2013 National Defense Authorization Act, conferees stripped out an amendment that would have prohibited the indefinite detention of American citizens and lawful permanent residents. In [...]
Stop the Statists' Deal!
The latest email from C4L President John Tate focuses on the statists' deal concerning the so-called "fiscal cliff": The statists’ sweetheart “deal” they rammed through the U.S. Senate at 2 a.m. this morning – while they thought [...]
Too Much Bipartisanship
A common refrain from talking heads and pundits is that there is too little bipartisanship in Washington. However, Senate "debate" over the FISA Amendments Act reauthorization, and its passage by a vote of 73-23, showed that our Honorary [...]
Rand Paul Condemns Indefinite Detention
Referring to indefinite detention as "an abomination," Senator Paul urged his colleagues to vote against the FY 2013 NDAA Conference Report. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GvuhVu0z9p4 Yesterday, the House of Representatives passed the [...]
John McCain Wants You Detained
The latest email from C4L President John Tate calls members to action against the government's desire to indefinitely detain American citizens: In their mad rush to get out of town before the holidays, the statists in Washington, D.C. are [...]
"Right to Work is Part of Economic Liberty"
In his latest Texas Straight Talk, Congressman and C4L Honorary Chairman Ron Paul discusses the importance of Right to Work laws: Many observers were surprised when Michigan, historically a stronghold of union power, became the [...]