And How Far Would He Go? By Elias J. Atienza Representative Justin Amash (R-MI) hinted at a 2020 run during his speech at the Young Americans for Liberty National Convention. As one of the few libertarian Republicans in elected office, Amash is looking to continue the movement Ron Paul inspired. Amash is one of the few…
Johnson Wants the Never Hillary Vote By: Elias J. Atienza Governor Gary Johnson, the Libertarian presidential candidate, has been courting Bernie Sanders supporters disillusioned with the Democratic Party. Ever since the senator endorsed Hillary Clinton, his supporters have been searching for new homes, many coming to support Johnson, the Green Party’s Jill Stein, or even…
More People Like Him than Dislike Him as Well By: Elias J. Atienza Governor Gary Johnson, the Libertarian nominee, is beating Hillary Clinton among independents in New Hampshire, according to a new poll conducted by the University of New Hampshire Survey Center. The poll, conducted from July 9 to July 18 polled 532 people from…
War is Continuation of Politics By Other Means By: Elias J. Atienza “I am ever unwilling that [peace] should be disturbed as long as the rights and interests of the nations can be preserved. But whensoever hostile aggressions on these require a resort to war, we must meet our duty and convince the world that…
Paul Wants Bernie Sanders to Support Him as a Co-Sponsor By: Elias J. Atienza Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) is close to getting the 60 votes he needs in order to pass Audit the Fed. Speaking to Kitco News after Freedomfest, Paul was hopeful that he would get another vote soon. Paul first got a vote…
Paul also shook Gary Johnson’s hand By: Elias J. Atienza Last week, Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) was at FreedomFest, an annual gathering of conservatives, libertarians, and others in Las Vegas. Other speakers included Senators Ben Sasse (R-NB), Mike Lee (R-UT), and Ted Cruz (R-TX), along with libertarians like Gary Johnson and Matt Kibbe. Paul started…
Says there are no “cure-alls,” but there are steps to be made By: Elias J. Atienza Republican Missouri state representative Shamed Dogan wrote an op-ed for National Review calling for policing reforms he believes conservatives should support. Calling himself pro-2nd Amendment, pro-black, and pro-cop, he called out extremists on both sides for fanning the “flames of resentment.” He…
Trump Campaign, However, Claims Victory By: Elias J. Atienza A federal judge ruled partially in favor of a Virginia Republican delegate, blocking the enforcement of a Virginia law binding delegates to support the primary winner at the nominating convention. The delegate, Carroll Correll, argued that the law violated his 1st Amendment rights. Correll supported Sen….
“An assault on the Constitution” By: Elias J. Atienza Rep. Justin Amash (R-MI) slammed the newest attempt to expand the Patriot Act on Twitter. Called the “Anti-terrorism Information Sharing Is Strength Act,’, the bill would expand information sharing among federal agencies. More specifically, the bill would update Section 314 of the Patriot Act, regarding information sharing among…
The 2nd Amendment does not only apply to muskets By: Elias J. Atienza If you ever hear someone say that the 2nd Amendment is just for muskets, do us all a favor and educate them. In fact, guns were more advanced in the late 18th Century than most realize. A common argument among gun control advocates…