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This week in Congress
The big issue confronting Congress is passage of a long-term spending bill. Late Sunday night, the House and Senate announced that a deal had been reached. The deal spends 1.7 trillion dollars and does not contain any spending reductions. [...]
The (mostly) good, the bad, and the ugly in Trump's tax plan
Yesterday, President Trump unveiled a tax "reform" plan. Here is the (mostly) good, a few bad, and one ugly piece of the plan: The Good 1. Lowers taxes for millions of Americans; 2. Removes many Americans from the tax rolls; 3. [...]
This week in Congress: Will the Government Shut Down?
Not likely, but we can always hope. . . The House is coming back from its two-week "spring break." The big item on the agenda is the Continuing Resolution (CR), which funds the government. Some Democrats have threatened to block passage of [...]
Tribute to Will Grigg
Campaign for Liberty Chairman Ron Paul issued the following statement regarding the passing of Will Grigg: Last week, the Liberty movement lost one of its most eloquent and courageous voices when William Grigg passed away at the far too young [...]
Governors to Feds: Hands Off the Internet!
The National Governors Association sent the following letter to Unite States Attorney General Jeff Sessions urging him to not overturn the Justice Department's 2011 memo that the Federal Wireless Act does not give the federal government the [...]
Stupid government trick: fining an engineer for doing math
Be careful if you are doing math in Oregon without an engineering license . . . even if you are an engineer. Or you may be fined by the Oregon State Board of Examiners for Engineering and Land Surveying. That is what happened to Mats [...]
When is government-run healthcare not goverment-run health care?
When it's supported by Republicans of course. . . One of the main features of the "compromise" reached between conservative and moderate House Republicans on legislation "repealing-and-replacing" ObamaCare is to provide $15 billion of new [...]
Liberty at the movies: Do Not Resist
Anyone who doubts that America is well on its way to becoming a police state should watch Do Not Resist, a new documentary available for free download at Amazon.com. Do Not Resist examines the militarization of police. Like the best [...]
Liberty at the movies: Risen
Looking for a good Easter movie with a libertarian theme? Try Risen, a 2016 release that details the resurrection story from the point of view of the Roman tribune assigned to investigate rumors of the resurrection of Jesus Christ following His [...]
Campaign for Liberty to Congress: Give the taxpayer's MERIT
Campaign for Liberty has joined a coalition letter in support of the MERIT Act (H.R. 559). This legislation, introduced by Representative Barry Loudermilk (GA-11), provides a new process for firing federal employees who "underperform" or engage [...]