National Blog - page 325
"Patriot" Act - 10 Years Later
We've now reached the 10th Anniversary of the passage of the so-called "Patriot" Act, a bill whose time never should have come. Earlier this year, C4L members fought valiantly alongside Senator Rand Paul to stop the [...]
Liberty NewsWire - October 25, 2011
N.Y. Fed President: Do More - Wall Street JournalA top Federal Reserve official suggested Monday that the central bank could take further action to try to boost economic growth, including more securities purchases. - Wall Street JournalCoalition [...]
Liberty NewsWire: October 24, 2011
Is the U.S. Declaration of Independence "Legal"? - BBCFor American lawyers, the answer is simple: "The English had used their own Declaration of Rights to depose James II and these acts were deemed completely lawful and [...]
Liberty NewsWire - October 21, 2011
PORTLAND, Tenn. – You're probably used to seeing TSA's signature blue uniforms at the airport, but now agents are hitting the interstates to fight terrorism with Visible Intermodal Prevention and Response (VIPR). - NewsChannel5.com, [...]
Why does Congress want to raise gas prices especially in the middle of a recession?
There is a bill in the U.S. House of Representatives entitled " H.R. 1905: Iran Threat Reducation Act of 2011" which continues the so far unsuccessful U.S. policy of using economic sanctions to change the Iranian government's [...]
Stopping the HHS Database!
Another ObamaCare abomination has recently come into light. I know, I know, you're as surprised as I was...This time, it's a rule that allows Kathleen Sebelius and the Department of Health and Human Services to create a national [...]
Finally Leaving Iraq
It's been more than seven years, but the Iraq war appears to finally be over. At least America's role in it.Barring a last minute reversal, which always is possible--the Pentagon desperately wants to preserve a military [...]
No End in Iraq
While I'm certainly glad to hear the troops are coming home from Iraq, I questioned the President's claim about our operations being over from the moment I heard about it.And I was right to.Via The Daily Beast:But the end of the war does [...]
Repealing the Death Tax
The basic argument against the estate tax is moral. It taxes virtue - living frugally and accumulating wealth. It discourages saving and asset accumulation and encourages wasteful spending. -- Milton FriedmanEarlier this week, I [...]
Senator Paul Secures "No Child Left Behind" Hearing
The following release is from Senator Paul's office:WASHINGTON, D.C. – In response to the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee giving members merely 48 hours to read and discuss the 868-page No Child Left [...]