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As his decades long career in congress was winding down, now former Rep. Ron Paul of Texas took to the house floor to warn against intervening in Syria. Sadly, his warnings were ignored once again. While President Obama says he can intervene without congress and John McCain whittles his time
It doesn’t say in the Constitution that leadership and the chair of three committees shall declare war. – Rep. Thomas Massie Video by Benjamin Rogers of IndianaPolitico
Overselling: One issue I have noticed in the liberty movement and politicking in general is the temptation to oversell. If you have convinced someone to support Candidate X for instance by explaining his or her economics stances, then it is usually a good idea to
I am convinced that one of the easiest and best ways to support a cause and spread a message is through letters to local papers. It is also very cost effective, as in free. A well written, eye catching letter in a paper’s opinion
My local congressional representatives voted “no” on Rep. Justin Amash’s amendment to stop the NSA. This is the letter I wrote that was published in newspapers throughout their congressional districts. Letters to the Editor really are a great way to spread ideas at no
A man by the name of Andrew Champ in my home community of Elkhart, Indiana was recently held by the Elkhart Police Department for carrying a handgun, legally. They asked for his permit (Ever heard of the 2nd Amendment?) and when he would not allow
The senate has passed S. 743 allowing for the taxation of internet sales! This will be a death blow to many small internet businesses and will suck further life out of our struggling economy. We don’t need more taxes, time to take action! CALL:
A 2nd amendment rally sponsored by the St. Joe County Indiana Republican Party brought over 200 supporters to South Bend’s Jon Hunt Memorial Plaza last weekend. 2nd district Rep. Jackie Walorski, Elkhart County Sheriff Brad Rogers and radio talk show host Casey Hendrickson spoke on the
Stand up comedian Tim Slagle takes on taxes. Hilarious, must watch! Would be even funnier if it wasn’t so true.
I recently had the chance to attend the 2013 Indiana Libertarian convention, it stood in rather sharp contrast to the Republican State convention that I visited in 2012. The three day gathering of libertarians was reportedly one of the largest state conventions nationally for the