By Tag "USA PATRIOT Act"
Surveillance State supporters have a temper tantrum
In a bizarre move that I do not recall ever seeing in my years on Capitol Hill, the Intelligence Committee has sent a letter to members of Congress who voted for the Massie-Lofgren amendment to the Defense Appropriations bill, asking them to [...]
Campaign for Liberty supports bipartisan amendment to end warrantless searches
Campaign for Liberty has joined a broad-based coalition of groups in sending a letter to the House leadership in support of an amendment being offered by a bipartisan group of legislators (led by Kentucky Rep. Thomas Massie and California [...]
Classic Ron Paul: War on Financial Privacy
Former House Speaker Dennis Hastert's indictment on money laundering changes has brought some renewed public attention to the "crime" of structuring. As detailed here structuring is where an individual makes a cash withdraw or deposit (or a [...]
Do Americans support the Surveillance State?
Spoiler Alert: NO Pew Research Center recently released the results of a survey on Americans attitude toward the Surveillance State and the results where quite interesting: Overall, Americans hold nuanced views on the issue: A majority is [...]