By Tag "Patriot Act"
BREAKING: Swing the hammer on spying
*** BREAKING: Deep State's SHAM FISA reform scheme pulled from House floor before vote. Late last night, Nancy Pelosi pulled SHAM FISA reform bill (H.R. 6172) before the scheduled vote to reauthorize the so-called "USA Freedom Act" (aka the [...]
Good news &. . . (maybe) more good news?
Earlier this week, Campaign for Liberty supporters sprung into action the moment we got wind of the plot to ram through renewal of the Deep State’s most abusive spying powers with emergency “must pass” coronavirus spending. Thanks to [...]
House leadership again blocks debate on surveillance state reform
Today the House of Representatives is considering the Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (HR 2596). The rule governing debate for the bill allows the House to vote on 16 of the 29 amendments that where submitted to the Rule [...]
WATCH: Thomas Massie's Epic Speech on the Patriot Act
Congressman Thomas Massie (R-KY) gave an excellent speech yesterday on the House floor about why the Patriot Act violates the Constitution and our civil liberties. Watch below:
LIVE BLOG: Patriot Act Showdown!
Welcome! C4L Staff, Norm Singleton, Tim Shoemaker, and Megan Stiles will be live blogging the action in the Senate tonight here. Be sure to hit refresh! Also there is still time to call your Senators and tell them to vote NO: [...]
A shame?
"I think it'd be a shame to let these authorities expire . . . We should extend these authorities." ~Sen. Lindsey Graham After more than a year of grandstanding about the Deep State’s spying abuses, Senator Graham just made it abundantly clear [...]
Vote on Ending Warrentless Wiretapping Possible Today!
The House Rules Committee has made the Massie-Lofgren Amendment to the Department of Defense Appropriations bill. The vote is expected today or tomorrow, so Campaign for Liberty members should call their representatives today and tell them to [...]
I Was There
By Danny Lewis Where were you when three provisions of the “Patriot” Act expired? On Sunday, May 31, approximately sixty liberty lovers showed up to the United States Capitol with red “Stand With Rand” t-shirts to silently protest [...]
Patriot Act Expires
SPRINGFIELD, Virginia - Today, Campaign for Liberty applauded Senator Rand Paul for forcing three controversial surveillance provisions to expire, rather than allow the NSA to continue spying on millions of innocent Americans without cause and [...]
A Sunset is a Beautiful Thing
Jennifer Granick, writing in Forbes magazine, explains why the best thing Congress could do regarding Sec. 215 of the PATRIOT Act, is just let it expire. With the Senate scheduled to began debate on whether or not to extend Sec. 215 and the [...]