National Blog - page 276
"Congress, Drones, and The Imperial Presidency"
Ron Paul's latest Texas Straight Talk: Last week the US Senate took a break from debating the phony cuts known as “sequestration,” for Senator Rand Paul to hold a 13-hour filibuster to force the Obama administration to state whether it [...]
Reminder: Apply for C4L's Summer Internship!
Campaign for Liberty is looking for dedicated, liberty-minded high school or college students to intern for our summer semester (May 22 – August 19). The responsibilities of this paid internship include answering phones, handling [...]
Winning (UPDATED)
The slogan that made the rounds as a pop culture reference firmly applies to our liberty movement, as indicated by the success of Senator Rand Paul's currently 12-hour filibuster against the nomination of John Brennan to be the next CIA [...]
John Tate Praises Rand Paul Filibuster
SPRINGFIELD, Virginia- Today, Campaign for Liberty President John Tate praised Senator Rand Paul’s active filibuster on the Senate floor over John Brennan’s nomination to be Director of the CIA and the constitutionality of drone [...]
John Tate Blasts Attorney General Eric Holder
SPRINGFIELD, Virginia- Today, Campaign for Liberty President John Tate released the following statement in response to U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder asserting that President Obama has the legal authority to conduct drone strikes on American [...]
Brian Doherty talks to Amash, Massie, Yoho, Bentivolio
In case you missed it, here is Brian Doherty's interview from the March issue of Reason with Representatives Justin Amash, Thomas Massie, Ted Yoho, and Kerry Bentivolio. The interviews focus on the members’ agendas for [...]
Stand With Rand! (UPDATED)
The country is still abuzz this morning with talk of Senator Rand Paul's historic nearly 13-hour filibuster. We'll be talking more about it throughout the day, sharing headlines and commentary, as well as posting hour-by-hour (unofficial) [...]
Dining With the President...
Rather than choosing to "Stand with Rand," a small group of GOP senators are dining with the President this evening. According to ABC News, this includes John McCain, Lindsey Graham, and Kelly Ayotte. The only good that could come out of [...]
Tune in to C-SPAN 2 Right Now!
At 11:47am this morning, Senator Rand Paul took over the Senate floor actively filibustering John Brennan's nomination to be director of the CIA and stating his concerns over the administration's drone program. Senator Paul has stated he will [...]
Outrageous!
Attorney General Eric Holder finally replied to Senator Paul's request on whether the administration believed the President could authorize a lethal drone strike on American soil. It's hard to believe this was his actual response, but then [...]