National Blog - page 135
Classic Ron Paul: The Political Importance of Murray Rothbard
In honor of Murray Rothbard's 90th birthday, here is Campaign for Liberty Chairman Ron Paul's essay on "The Political Importance of Murray Rothbard" delivered at Murray's 60th birthday party and subsequently published in the Mises Institute's [...]
RON PAUL: First They Came For The iPhones...
The FBI tells us that its demand for a back door into the iPhone is all about fighting terrorism, and that it is essential to break in just this one time to find out more about the San Bernardino attack last December. But the truth is they had [...]
A model for all government employees
Building supervisor Joaquín García should have been pleased when the municipal water company he worked for gave him an award for his 20 years of hard work on behalf of the people of Cádiz, Spain. However, Mr. Gricia did not even know that [...]
Senate Judiciary Committee Opposes Supreme Court Hearings
Earlier today the GOP members of the Senate Judiciary Committee, chaired by Senator Chuck Grassley (R-IA), wrote a letter to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell vowing not to hold hearings on Justice Antonin Scalia's replacement until a new [...]
This week in Congress: February 22, 2016
The House of Representatives is in session Tuesday through Friday this week. On Tuesday and Wednesday, the House will consider bills under suspension of the rules. Among the bills considered under suspension are H.R. 3584, a bill to [...]
If you pay for it, you should be able to see it....
That seems like a reasonable and fair principle, therefore it is not surprising that the federal government has a hard time following it. For example, even though the Congressional Research Service (CRS) receives $100 million dollars of taxpayer [...]
This week in Congress
The US Senate is in session today. The main item on the Senate's agenda is the Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act (S. 524). As the title suggests, this bill uses the "opoid crisis" as an excuse to to expand federal power. S. 524 [...]
Campaign for Liberty to CA Attorney General: LEAVE OUR MEMBERS ALONE
Campaign for Liberty has joined with 63 organizations in sending a letter to the California Attorney General's office opposing a proposed regulation requiring non-profit organizations to disclose the names of their donors to the state. This [...]
RON PAUL: Intervention Fail: Back to Libya
The use of the US military overseas seems to have become so commonplace that the Obama Administration can bomb a country with no Congressional input and very little media interest at all. Such was the case on Friday, when the US military killed [...]
WATCH: Ron Paul Discusses Apple's Stand Against the FBI
Watch C4L Chairman Ron Paul discuss Apple refusing a court order to create a backdoor to the iPhone: Watch the latest video at video.foxbusiness.com