Tag archive for ‘privacy’
Posted by The Foundry on July 8th, 2011 | Categorized as Network Posts | Tagged as executive order, internet, light bulb, privacy
Bureaucrats have bolted a restrictor plate to our economic engine and flagged private sector job growth to the pits. The same independent government agencies, that use explicit intimidation and threats of government taking to impose “voluntary” regulations on job creators, aren’t even willing to hold themselves to the same standard. They refuse. That was the theme of yesterday’s hearing in the Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations. Members of Congress were exploring President Obama’s Executive Order 13563 and its non-application to the independent agencies. The independent agencies have … More
Posted by The Foundry on June 29th, 2011 | Categorized as Network Posts | Tagged as Jeff Sessions, privacy, taxes
Dodgeball is the biggest game in Washington, as leaders dodge tough decisions right and left. But it’s not a spectator sport: The audience is locked out from the key talks. Our future should not be determined behind closed doors, yet that’s where the White House and Congress are holding their talks about our debt ceiling, taxes, and spending. We deserve openness instead. We don’t deserve another farce where the players suddenly burst from their huddle, line up, and rush through their plan on a quick count. Beware of anyone who … More
Posted by Campaign For Liberty on June 22nd, 2011 | Categorized as Network Posts | Tagged as constitution, epa, internet, kentucky, privacy, rand paul, supreme court
By Kevin BrettWASHINGTON, D.C. – Sen. Rand Paul spoke today at a full committee hearing of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee regarding invasive TSA searches. Below is video and transcript of that hearing.
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Posted by Campaign For Liberty on June 13th, 2011 | Categorized as Network Posts | Tagged as national security, patriot act, privacy
By Kevin BrettThe Pentagon Papers were declassified and released to the public today, forty years after they were first leaked. The papers consist of 7,000 pages of acute scrutiny examining two decades of U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War.
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Posted by Tenth Amendment on June 10th, 2011 | Categorized as Network Posts | Tagged as california, constitution, first amendment, maine, medical marijuana, new hampshire, new york, nullification, pakistan, privacy, real id, republic, revolution, tenth amendment, thomas jefferson, war on drugs
What should be our message to the TSA? “Go to hell.”
Posted by The Foundry on June 6th, 2011 | Categorized as Network Posts | Tagged as afghanistan, bailouts, epa, fbi, google, national security, politics, privacy, wikileaks
In the 1995 movie The Net, Sandra Bullock fights computer hackers attempting to cyber-sabotage her life. The hackers successfully change her identity, manipulate U.S. markets, and access the private personal data of U.S. officials. While the clunky looking computers, cell phones, and storyline in the movie are joked about today, cyber terrorism is a real—and…
Posted by Tenth Amendment on May 28th, 2011 | Categorized as Network Posts | Tagged as constitution, medicaid, medicare, nullification, privacy, sovereignty, supreme court, tea party, tenth amendment
When battling the enormous monster that our federal government has become, Tea Party and liberty groups are always looking for the next way to push back the federal government. Some of these may work and others won’t. The latest idea to surface and being touted as a type of nullification is interstate compacts, found in…
Posted by The Foundry on May 11th, 2011 | Categorized as Network Posts | Tagged as afghanistan, epa, Joseph Lieberman, national security, privacy, Susan Collins
Congress did something important yesterday: It took a stand on behalf of American security, and it did so at the risk of angering our European allies. That took some guts, but it was the right thing to do. The European Union is a critical partner for America in maintaining our national security. Europe serves as…
Posted by Campaign For Liberty on May 3rd, 2011 | Categorized as Network Posts | Tagged as california, connecticut, fbi, internet, privacy
By ArickStallI assume by now that most users from the video game and entertainment streaming world are aware of the Playstation Network being hacked and taken down on April 17 – 19, 2011. This is, of course, an international network of gamers, but also…
Posted by The Foundry on April 28th, 2011 | Categorized as Network Posts | Tagged as alabama, disclose act, executive order, Mitch McConnell, new york, politics, privacy, republic, supreme court, Susan Collins
A group of senators is urging President Obama to reconsider a draft executive order to require would-be government contractors to disclose political contributions. Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME), ranking member on the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, and Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (KY) yesterday sent a letter signed by 25 of their Republican colleagues…