Monday, February 6, 2012

Rand Paul Stalls Patriot Act Renewal

Rand Paul Stalls Patriot Act Renewal

STATESMAN SENTINEL May 24, 2011 Campaign of Liberty is reporting that Senator Rand Paul has been holding the Senate floor for the past seven hours to prevent the Senate leadership from renewing the USA PATRIOT Act for another four years.  Harry Reid and his allies in the Senate have been trying to rush through a [...]

Political Speech Matters: Even in the Era of Rand Paul

Political Speech Matters: Even in the Era of Rand Paul

By A. J. Arias STATESMAN SENTINEL March 22, 2011 “In matters of style, swim with the current; In matters of principle, stand like a rock.” – Thomas Jefferson Political speech matters, because principle matters. This is an issue near and dear to Congressman Ron Paul’s heart. On September 4th, 2010, Dr. Paul attended a political [...]

Senator Rand Paul Opposes PATRIOT Act Renewal

Senator Rand Paul Opposes PATRIOT Act Renewal

STATESMAN SENTINEL February 15, 2011 Last night, the Senate tried to sneak through a 3-year extension of the PATRIOT Act under unanimous consent, but because Senator Rand Paul of Kentucky stood up and objected, its renewal was prevented. Rand Paul’s recorded statement regarding why he opposes the so-called “PATRIOT” Act, can be viewed below, as [...]

Fed Audit Bill Introduced to House and Senate

Fed Audit Bill Introduced to House and Senate

STATESMAN SENTINEL January 27, 2011 Yesterday, Congressman Ron Paul reintroduced his Audit the Fed bill (H.R. 459) to the House of Representatives, and Senator Rand Paul introduced Audit the Fed to the Senate (S. 202). Ron Paul has introduced the Federal Reserve audit bill in several congressional sessions over the years but last session the [...]

Pro Second Amendment Candidates are Prevailing in Primaries

Gun Owners of America As we inch closer to the all-important 2010 general election, Gun Owners of America Political Victory Fund added one more name to the list of candidates who will come to Washington to slam the brakes on the Obama/Pelosi/Reid gun control agenda. In Tuesday’s Republican primary in Colorado, Ken Buck won a [...]

Steve Forbes Endorses Peter Schiff for U.S. Senate

Schiff Locks Up Forbes Endorsement Economy Expert Receives Backing from Media Mogul MILFORD, CT – Steve Forbes, a staunch defender of the free-market and one-time Presidential candidate, today endorsed Peter Schiff’s bid for U.S. Senate in Connecticut. “I have known Peter Schiff for several years. He has a deep knowledge of finance and economics,” said [...]

Freedom Watch with Judge Andrew Napolitano Debuts on Fox Business

Freedom Watch with Judge Andrew Napolitano Debuts on Fox Business

By Jacob Hornberger In October 2009 in an article entitled “Judge Andrew Napolitano’s Libertarian Phenomenon,” I wrote: If Fox News were to decide to put Napolitano on the air, his show would undoubtedly shake up the nice, little comfortable world of the statists. Both conservatives and liberals would undoubtedly be stunned, shell-shocked, and dumbfounded over [...]

Inflation Causing Decline in U.S. Standard of Living

National Inflation Association The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) today released their Consumer Price Index (CPI) report for the month of April, which showed year-over-year price inflation of 2.24%. This was down from March’s year-over-year increase of 2.31%. As discussed in NIA’s new documentary ‘Meltup’, which has now surpassed 309,000 views in less than one [...]

Jim Bunning Endorses Rand Paul For U.S. Senate

Jim Bunning Endorses Rand Paul For U.S. Senate

By VoteRonPaul.com Hall of Fame Pitcher and Retiring Republican U.S. Sen. Jim Bunning has endorsed Rand Paul to replace him in Washington. Bunning said in his endorsement Wednesday that Kentuckians need a strong, principled conservative to stand up to the liberals and establishment politicians in Washington. The endorsement by Bunning, still popular among his constituents, [...]