National Blog - page 152
We're Number Twenty!
The CATO Institute, the Fraser Institute of Canada, and the Liberales Institute of Switzerland recently put out a ranking of the world's freest countries. Of course,the United States was number one, after all we are constantly told by our [...]
RON PAUL: For Immigration Answers, Look to Liberty
What should be done with the estimated 15 million people living in the United States without the legal right to be here? It seems most politicians and many Americans come down on one or the other extreme. Many Republicans, including Republican [...]
RON PAUL: The Seamless Web of Liberty
Many people think the Internal Revenue Service was violating civil liberties when it harassed tea party groups. After all, the groups were targeted because they wanted to exercise their civil liberty to challenge government policies. However, the [...]
Ron Paul Classic: No mandatory mental health screening
A popular trick of politicians who wish to placate both sides of the gun debate is to introduce legislation aimed at keeping guns out of the hands of those with "mental health" problems. For example, Texas Senator John Cornyn has introduced [...]
Campaign for Liberty to FCC: leave our phone records alone!
Campaign for Liberty has joined a collation of organizations from across the political spectrum on a letter to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). Th letter requests that the agency repeal its regulation that forces telephone [...]
The Federal Reserve is Not Your Friend
Rand Paul and investor Mark Spitznagel have an op-ed from Reason that talks about how the Federal Reserve's policies benefit the wealthy and Wall Street at the expense of the average American. When it comes to money, politicians are often seen [...]
Sign Dr. Paul's Birthday Card!
On August 20, Dr. Paul turns 80! Join Campaign for Liberty and patriots around the country in wishing him a happy birthday. Sign the card and add a personal note we'll deliver to Ron Paul on his birthday.
Let's make the malls more like the airports
New York State lawmaker Tony Aella is introducing legislation to put metal detectors and other types of "enhanced security" in Malls and other places. Bonnie Krsitian at RARE Liberty explains why this is such a bad idea: But even [...]
RON PAUL: Real Education Reform Leaves the Government Behind
Among the items awaiting Congress when it returns from its August break is reconciling competing House and Senate bills reauthorizing No Child Left Behind. These bills passed early this spring. Each bill is being marketed as a huge step toward [...]
TSA standard operating proecure, sexual asusalt, or both?
British pop star Morrisey is suing the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) for sexual assault. The alleged assault occurred when Morrisey was going through security checks before a flight to London. Morrisey claims that two British [...]