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By RonPaul.com on February 16, 2011
Ron Paul explains why the new Congress is the same as the old when it comes to budget deficits and overspending. He also speculates as to why an overwhelming majority of the Tea Party Caucus came out in favor of extending the PATRIOT Act. Date: 02/16/2011
Posted in Civil Liberties, Economy, Ron Paul in Congress, Ron Paul's Interviews | Tagged budget deficit, Freedom Watch, PATRIOT Act, Spending, Tea Party |
By RonPaul.com on February 9, 2011
Ron Paul appeared on Fox & Friends to talk about jobs, the Fed and the PATRIOT Act. Date: 02/09/2011 Transcript Gretchen Carlson: President Obama wants to raise taxes on businesses in order to bail out states that can no longer pay unemployment benefits. Wasn’t the stimulus, some are asking, wasn’t the stimulus money supposed to [...]
Posted in Civil Liberties, Federal Reserve, Ron Paul's Interviews | Tagged PATRIOT Act, Unemployment |
By RonPaul.com on February 8, 2011
Ron Paul spoke on the House floor today in opposition to extending the unconstitutional “PATRIOT” Act. After Ron Paul’s speech, the motion to suspend the rules and pass the extension of three PATRIOT Act provisions failed by a vote of 277-148. Since they were attempting to pass it on the suspension calendar, the vote would [...]
Posted in Civil Liberties, Ron Paul in Congress, Ron Paul's Speeches | Tagged FISA, PATRIOT Act, Privacy |
By RonPaul.com on February 3, 2011
Ron Paul alerts Campaign for Liberty members to Congress’s attempt to sneak through yet another extension of the so-called “PATRIOT” Act and repeats his call for an all-out repeal of this anti-American and unconstitutional piece of legislation. Date: 02/03/2011 Transcript Ron Paul: I’d like to give you an update on the PATRIOT Act. Last year, [...]
Posted in Civil Liberties, Ron Paul's Video Updates | Tagged PATRIOT Act |
By RonPaul.com on January 2, 2011
Stop the Police State, Repeal the PATRIOT Act! by Ron Paul The year 2011 brings in a host of opportunities and challenges to America. Will we accelerate toward economic insolvency by continuing the policies that have created this crisis, or will a new Congress elected on the energy of the Tea Party movement find the [...]
Posted in Ron Paul's Writings, Texas Straight Talk | Tagged Audit the Fed, PATRIOT Act, Police State, Tea Party |
By RonPaul.com on December 26, 2005
by Ron Paul Recent revelations that the National Security Agency has conducted broad surveillance of American citizens’ emails and phone calls raise serious questions about the proper role of government in a free society. This is an important and healthy debate, one that too often goes ignored by Congress. Public concerns about the misnamed Patriot [...]
Posted in Ron Paul's Writings, Texas Straight Talk | Tagged PATRIOT Act |
By RonPaul.com on May 2, 2005
by Ron Paul When Congress passed the Patriot Act in the emotional aftermath of the September 11th terrorist attacks, a sunset provision was inserted in the bill that causes certain sections to expire at the end of 2005. But this begs the question: If these provisions are critical tools in the fight against terrorism, why [...]
Posted in Civil Liberties, Ron Paul's Writings, Texas Straight Talk | Tagged PATRIOT Act |