This week, Congresswoman Nancy Mace (SC-01) and Congressman Charlie Crist (FL-13) introduced the bipartisan "Free Britney" Act to restore and protect the rights of the roughly 1.3 million Americans under conservatorship. “Britney Spears' conservatorship is a nightmare. If it can happen to her, it can happen to anyone. Conservatorships undoubtedly protect countless vulnerable Americans from abuse, … Continue reading Free Britney act would protect rights of those in conservatorships
Category: Liberty
Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) joined Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) in introducing a resolution supporting the Cuban people as they lead historic protests against the Cuban communist regime. The resolution highlights the Cuban communist government’s long record of oppression against pro-democracy leaders, political opponents and civic movements. “Cubans are risking their safety to demand freedom and the … Continue reading Kennedy and Rubio introduce resolution supporting Cuban anticommunist protestors
In a blow to bipartisanship, Democrats today advanced H.R. 3992, the Protect Older Job Applicants Act; H.R. 729, the Strength in Diversity Act; H.R. 730, the Equity and Inclusion Enforcement Act; and, H.R. 2119, the Family Violence Prevention and Service Improvement Act of 2021 through Committee.Education and Labor CommitteeRepublican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) gave the following statement in response to the … Continue reading These three Democrat bills threaten US economy and religious freedom
Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, is pushing for information about whether non-partisan, career officials were consulted in the creation of recent Biden administration policy pushes that appear to ignore important context about domestic terrorism and gun crime in the United States. In it’s new “violent crime strategy,” the administration … Continue reading Biden ignores domestic terrorism experts to instead target political opponents
The Libertarian National Committee has named Whitney Bilyeu from Texas to serve as the new Chair of the LNC. Whitney serves as the current Region 7 Representative to the LNC and is also the current Chair of LPTexas. In addition to serving the Libertarian Party in these leadership capacities, Whitney has run for State Board of … Continue reading Libertarian Party announces new national chair
U.S. Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) sent a letter to Gen. Paul M. Nakasone, Director of the National Security Agency, demanding that he investigate the National Security Agency’s (NSA) alleged spying and unmasking of Tucker Carlson, as well as any leaks of his private emails from the NSA to other reporters. “Mr. Carlson is a journalist, who … Continue reading Rand Paul demands probe into possible NSA spying on Tucker Carlson
On June 25, Rep. Roy led a letter to IRS Commissioner Charles Rettig expressing concerns regarding the IRS’s denial of tax-exempt status of Christians Engaged. Today, in response to the news that the IRS has reversed its decision and granted the Christian nonprofit tax-exempt status, Rep. Roy (TX-21) issued the statement below: I am encouraged … Continue reading IRS reverses denial of tax-exempt status to Christians Engaged
Judicial Watch filed a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) lawsuit against the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) for information relating to the tracking and collecting of Americans’ social media posts through its Internet Covert Operations Program (iCOP) (Judicial Watch, Inc. v. U.S. Postal Service (No. 1:21-cv-01735)). The lawsuit was filed after the U.S. Postal Inspection Service (USPIS) … Continue reading US Postal Service sued for information on social media spy scheme
After a June letter to the Commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) sent by Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) Rep. Burgess Owens (R-UT) and colleagues, the IRS reversed course on a determination removing tax-exempt status of a religious values group. The letter called out the IRS determination that “the sanctity of life, biblical marriage, and … Continue reading IRS Changes Course after Sen. Lee and Rep. Owens Send Letter on Religious Liberty
President Biden would do well to understand what the Second Amendment is really about. It is about keeping an overzealous executive in check and securing all of the other liberties in the Constitution.