National Blog - page 258
Amash, King Represent GOP’s Competing Views on Congressional Approval
By: Matt McBride American children, if they have teachers who teach the real Constitution and not government propaganda, grow up learning that congressional approval is necessary for the United States to declare war and to appropriate funds to [...]
Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Prepares to Lead US to War
President Obama is preparing to take military action in Syria. CBS News reports: Hagel declined Friday to discuss specific force movements while saying that Obama had asked the Pentagon to prepare military options for Syria. U.S. defense [...]
Campaign for Liberty Backs ‘Defund ObamaCare’ Effort
SPRINGFIELD, Virginia- Campaign for Liberty released the following statement from C4L President John Tate endorsing Senator Mike Lee’s (R-UT) efforts to add language to the Continuing Resolution completely defunding ObamaCare: “It’s time [...]
To War!
The war drums are beating loudly in Washington. But, I have to ask, what's the rush? For the second time in this administration, we find the President eagerly bolting headlong into war without Congressional approval. As in Libya, [...]
Syrian Intervention Less Popular than Congress
According to a new Reuters/Ipsos poll, only 9 percent of Americans believe the United States should take military action in Syria. This makes Syrian intervention less popular than Congress which is currently enjoying a 15 percent approval [...]
Minutes From the Federal Reserve's July Meeting Released Today
Today the Federal Reserve released the minutes from its July policy meeting, which showed disagreement among policymakers as to when to taper the Fed's unprecedented $85 Billion per month bond-buying program. From The Associated Press: A few [...]
Surprise! The NSA Can Spy on More People than they Admit
The Wall Street Journal reports: The National Security Agency—which possesses only limited legal authority to spy on U.S. citizens—has built a surveillance network that covers more Americans' Internet communications than officials have [...]