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RON PAUL: NSA Spying Ruled Illegal, But Will Congress Save the Program Anyway?
This week the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that the NSA’s metadata collection program was not authorized in US law. The PATRIOT Act, under which the program began, was too vague, the court found. But the truth is the Act was intended to [...]
What did the USA FREEDOM Act Mark-Up have in common with WrestleMania?
The outcome of both was "pre-determined"..... Last Thursday, the House Judiciary Committee marked up the "USA Freedom Act," the phony PATRIOT Act Reform bill. While Campaign for Liberty did oppose the bill, we supported two amendments, one [...]
Watch: Ron Paul Discusses the Patriot Act with Norm Singleton
Norm Singleton discusses the latest on the Patriot Act extension with C4L Chairman Ron Paul;
McConnell Moves Forward with Patriot Act Reauthorization
Last night Senator Majority Leader Mitch McConnell read a clean version (without any sort of reforms) of the Patriot Act Extension. This means that McConnell can move to proceed to the bill without hearings or any committee process whenever he [...]
WATCH: Norm Singleton at Patriot Act Briefing
On Tuesday, C4L VP of Policy Norm Singleton spoke at a policy briefing on the Hill on the Patriot Act, NSA spying, and the surveillance state. Watch here:
Judge Andrew Napolitano Agrees! Let the Patriot Act Expire!
Watch Judge Andrew Napolitano explain why expiring provisions of the Patriot Act should not be extended: Watch the latest video at video.foxnews.com Campaign for Liberty is fighting back against those who want to continue the government's [...]
Ron Paul: USA FREEDOM Act: Just Another Word for Lost Liberty
Apologists for the National Security Agency (NSA) point to the arrest of David Coleman Headley as an example of how warrantless mass surveillance is necessary to catch terrorists. Headley played a major role in the 2008 Mumbai terrorist attack [...]
USA Freedom Act: New and (Not) Improved
Tomorrow, the House Judiciary Committee will markup a new version of the USA Freedom Act. Sadly, like last year's version, the new (and not improved) USA Freedom Act will do little or nothing to protect our freedom. If Congress was serious [...]
Can Congress Effectively Oversee the Vast Surveillance State?
According to a new report from the Associated Press, the Senate Intelligence Committee is creating a sort of "secret encyclopedia" of America's surveillance programs. Surprisingly, this hasn't picked up as much media attention as it [...]
Thomas Massie Introduces Bill to Repeal Patriot Act
Yesterday Congressman Thomas Massie (R-KY) introduced the Surveillance State Repeal Act (H.R. 1466). According to Massie's office: The Surveillance State Repeal Act, H.R. 1466, offers a complete repeal of the 2001 PATRIOT Act, which the NSA [...]