National Blog - page 279
New CBO report good for political posturing, useless for understanding economic malaise
By John Watts This week, the non-partisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released a new report projecting budgetary and economic trends for the next ten years. The CBO does not officially represent either the Democratic or Republican [...]
"Assassin in Chief?"
That's the question two top constitutional attorneys, Herb Titus and William Olson, ask after reviewing the Obama administration's "whitewash of a 'white paper'." Exercising a power that no prior president ever thought he possessed -- a power [...]
Rand Paul's Foreign Policy Speech
I know many C4L members are interested in reading or watching Senator Paul's speech from earlier today at Heritage. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1dxmH3MW8zA The full text of Senator Paul's speech is below: Foreign policy is uniquely an [...]
Restoring the Founders' Vision of Foreign Policy
By: David Heacock As a participant in C4L’s intern program, I am privileged to be able to take part in the fight for liberty in Washington while also being able to attend some unique events. One thing I’m really looking forward to is [...]
C4L President John Tate Condemns Actions of Alaska GOP
SPRINGFIELD, Virginia- Today Campaign for Liberty released the following statement from C4L President John Tate condemning the actions of the Alaska GOP which on Thursday ousted its duly elected incoming state chairman, Russ Millette. Millette [...]
Virginia takes first step toward sound money
This week, the Virginia House of Delegates passed Delegate Bob Marshall's HJ 590. This legislation authorizes a study of the feasibility of Virginia adopting a "metallic-based" “currency" to protect the citizens of the Old Dominion in the [...]
Audit the Fed will dispel misconceptions about central banking
By John Watts Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) is continuing the fight against the United States’ inherently corrupt, obstinate cartel banking-system by re-introducing the Federal Reserve Transparency Act (S. 209). Supporting the Federal Reserve [...]
Ron Paul’s Audit the Fed Bill Reintroduced in Senate
SPRINGFIELD, Virginia- On Monday, Senator Rand Paul, (R-KY) introduced S. 209, Ron Paul’s Audit the Fed bill, which calls for a “full audit of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and the Federal Reserve banks by the [...]
Help Audit the Fed reach 218 cosponsors in the House!
These representatives listed below were cosponsors of H.R. 459 in the 112th Congress when it passed by a vote of 327-98. They have yet to recosponsor identical legislation in this Congress introduced by Rep. Paul Broun (GA-10), H.R. 24, the [...]
Is the Federal Reserve Insane?
Yes, if one believes that the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results. News reports indicate that, following Wednesday's announcement that the Gross Domestic Product shrank by [...]