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It was forty-three years ago today
President Richard Nixon closed the gold window, ending the post-WW II "Brenton Woods" system and severing the last link between the U.S. dollar and gold. Nixon did this to "stabilize" the value of the dollar. As Dr. Phil would say, HOW IS THAT [...]
Thomas Massie: Air Strikes Require Congressional Authorization
Following President Obama's decision to resume bombing in Iraq, Representative Thomas Massie (R-KY-4) reiterated his call for President Obama to obey the Constitution and seek approval from Congress before launching new military actions in Iraq [...]
Cruz: Keep the Internet Tax Free
Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) spoke on the floor of the Senate today arguing why we should keep the Internet tax-free. At issue is the attempt to attach the National Internet Sales Tax to the Internet Access Tax Moratorium bill. Tax-and-spend [...]
Thomas Massie: If we are going to go to war, we must follow the Constitution
In case you missed it, here and below is Representative Thomas Massie's excellent statement in support of H.Con.Res. 105., a resolution passed by the House of Representative on Friday forbidding the President from deploying combat troops in a [...]
National Internet Tax Mandate Rears its Ugly Head
We face a grave threat over the next two weeks in the Senate of Harry Reid trying to attach the National Internet Tax Mandate to a House passed bill, the Internet Tax Freedom Act, which was intended to prevent new taxes on email and Internet [...]
Libertarians know helping others is individual responsibility
Of all the lies and smears hurled at those of us in the liberty movement perhaps the most absurd is that we do not care about improving our community or helping the less well-off. In my experience, people in the liberty movement are amongst the [...]
Join us at LPAC!
Want to hear from great speakers on topics ranging from Austrian Economics to food freedom? Want to meet other liberty-minded individuals from all across the country and share ideas on how to fight for constitutional government on the state [...]
Ted Cruz: The Export-Import Bank is corrupt crony-capitalist fiasco.
In case you missed it, here and below is Senator Ted Cruz's USA Today Op-Ed in support of ending the Export-Import Bank (Eximbank). Campaign for Liberty will continue to work to end Eximbank and all forms of corporate welfare. Don't miss your [...]
Travel Promotion Authority case study in how Congress lobbies K Street
Tuesday the House of Representatives passed legislation renewing the Travel Promotion Authority. The Travel Promotion Authority is a public-private "partnership" formed in 2009 to encourage people from other countries to visit the United States. [...]
Join Ron Paul at LPAC 2014!
Join us in Alexandria, Virginia, this September 18-20 for the 2014 Liberty Political Action Conference and learn from the best how to become the most effective grassroots activist possible! Visit www.LPAC.com for more information.