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Amash and Massie Team Up With Democrats To Repeal Anti-Privacy Legislation

LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By: Elias J. Atienza Libertarian-minded Republican Reps. Justin Amash (R-MI) and Thomas Massie (R-KY) teamed up to introduce a bill to repeal the Cybersecurity Act of 2015, which Amash called  the “worst anti-privacy legislation” back in 2015. The Cybersecurity Act of 2015 has been slammed as a invasion of privacy and…

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Libertarian Organization Has 900 College Chapters Nationwide

LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By: Elias J. Atienza RELATED: Libertarian Leaders Meet With Trump Admin Over 1st Amendment Young Americans for Liberty, a political organization with roots in the Ron Paul liberty movement, has 900 chapters nationwide established on college campuses. Appearing on Fox Business’s “Varney and Co.” YAL president Cliff Maloney Jr. announced that…

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Trump Proposes Suspension Of Constitution In Black Communities

By Kody Fairfield Republican Presidential Nominee Donald Trump will appear on Fox New’s Hannity with Sean Hannity, tonight at 10pm EST, for a town hall at Rev. Darrell Scott’s church in Cleveland, OH, to focus on issues impacting the African-American community. According to NBC Politics reporter, Alexandra Jaffe, via her twitter page which appears to have a leaked transcript of the town hall, Trump…

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Top 10 Liberties Lost Since 9/11

A Single Moment Changed Our Freedoms Forever by Brett L “Those who would give up Essential Liberty, to purchase a little Temporary safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety.” This thought by Ben Franklin has never held more truth. After the tragic events of 9/11, we lost more than lives. We lost our essential liberties, in…

Weapons Were Far More Advanced During the Founders’ Time Than Liberals Would Like to Admit
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Weapons Were Far More Advanced During the Founders’ Time Than Liberals Would Like to Admit

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…

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Rand Paul Defends Bill of Rights at NRA-ILA Forum

By Elias J. Atienza Rand Paul was a speaker at the NRA-ILA Forum in Louisville, Kentucky, calling for the defense of the Bill of Rights, but focusing on the 2nd Amendment. Paul highlighted how conservatives have won several legal victories when it comes to the 2nd Amendment, but warns that there is still considerable opposition….

Rand Paul Introduces Amendment to Prohibit Drone Surveillance on US Soil

Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) introduced a bipartisan amendment with Sen. Edward Markey (D-MA) to the FAA Authorization Act which would prohibit law enforcement from using drones to surveil Americans without a warrant. “The use of drone surveillance may work on the battlefields overseas, but it isn’t well-suited for unrestrained use on the streets in the United…

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Justin Amash Prepares for War Over Privacy Rights

Justin Amash, the libertarian Republican Congressman from Michigan, has sent a letter to House leaders calling for restrictions of warrantless government surveillance. This letter, co-authored by Jared Polis (D-Colo), was co-signed by thirty-four representatives, including Thomas Massie of Kentucky. The letter was addressed to four key people: House Speaker Paul Ryan, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi,…

Federal Bureaucrats Find ‘Superhighway’ Around 4th, 5th Amendments

Federal Bureaucrats Find ‘Superhighway’ Around 4th, 5th Amendments

Kathryn Watson Equal Employment Opportunity Commission officials recently used a warrant-less subpoena on a Texas-based grocery chain that fired an employee who failed a post-maternity leave physical fitness test, demanding the home addresses and Social Security numbers of every company employee. The EEOC’s action was made possible because officials there used warrant-less demands – formally…

TSA doubling ‘security fees’ on July 31, making travel even more expensive

“They who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety.”-Benjamin Franklin Your friendly molesters at the TSA are set to make traveling even more of a pain in the ass. Beginning July 31, the agency is more than doubling the mandatory ‘security fee’ they charge many passengers….