Support Rand Paul as he stands up to the statists

From Rand2016:

There are howls of rage across Washington.

I stood against President Obama and forced his illegal domestic spying program to expire and now the establishment is lining up against me.

But I came here to defend the Constitution.

And outside the beltway, Americans are demanding their government abide by the Bill of Rights.

Over 200,000 patriots stood with me against President Obama over the NSA's illegal spying program and our movement was able to earn a victory no one saw coming.

My campaign has prepared a new TV ad on my NSA showdown against President Obama.

Please take a few moments to watch the ad and help me get it in front of as many voters as possible in the key states by chipping in a contribution of $20.16?

The spy state apologists were FUMING after my ten-and-a-half-hour filibuster and repeated objections blocked them from rushing renewal of these illegal programs through Congress.

They were asking us to "trust" President Obama with the collection of our phone records.

Well after the revelations that the IRS was targeting tea party groups for harassment and the Director of National Intelligence lying to Congress about the existence of the NSA's illegal spying program "trust Obama" is out the window.

And these programs don't even work!

The FBI admitted the NSA's programs helped them crack exactly ZERO cases!

So I took a stand and I fought.

And I refused to give an inch.

The very heart of the Washington Machine's abuse of our liberties is President Obama's illegal NSA spying program.

And standing up for the Bill of Rights and demanding an end to illegal domestic spying is what Americans outside the beltway are crying out for.

That's why polls in states like Colorado, Iowa, New Hampshire and Pennsylvania all show me leading Hillary Clinton in head-to-head matchups.

I'm the Republican best positioned to defeat her because I stand up to President Obama and the Washington Machine's illegal assaults on the Bill of Rights.

I need your help to spread this message far and wide.

So please chip in a contribution of $20.16 and help my campaign get this ad in front of as many voters as possible.

It was because true patriots across America stood with me that I was able to force President Obama's illegal NSA spying program to expire.

While this was an important first step toward ending illegal NSA spying once-and-for-all this fight will continue.

I'm pushing to make sure this week will end with President Obama barred from collecting our phone records.

So help me spread my message to as many voters as possible by chipping in contribution of $20.16 to get my campaign's new TV ad on the air in key states today!

In Liberty,

Rand Paul

USA Freedom Act is going to take away your freedoms

From The Daily KOS:

In a major capitulation, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has given up trying to extend the Patriot Act. Instead, he has agreed to bring the USA Freedom Act to the floor of the Senate, which he had previously refused to do.

The USA Freedom Act is a flawed bill, but it is better than the Patriot Act, as it contains some reforms to the NSA's mass surveillance programs.

But McConnell has a new plan. At 2:00 PM eastern TODAY the U.S. Senate will vote on a series of amendments designed to further weaken the USA Freedom Act by undercutting many of its reforms.

That includes extending the program of mass surveillance on every American citizen for another year, keeping important court decisions secret, and weakening a requirement that the court consult with a group of experts to discuss privacy problems in any of the court's orders.

Before the votes start, we need you to call your U.S. senators and urge them to vote NO on all attempts to weaken our civil liberties. You can use the website and sample script you see below:

Contact your Senators

Sample phone script

Please vote NO on all amendments designed to erode our civil liberties by weakening the USA Freedom Act. Spying on citizens and unchecked mass surveillance are unacceptable.

A bored mind

There are a lot of questions a bored mind may ask. Like was Darth Vader ever married? to the truth about Obama to the men who were Obama's biggest influences. If you're feeling hungry right now feel free to get something to eat. Most of all Obama wants to thank those that got him to where he is today. Even though the President may show his sensitive side deep down this is whom he truly is. He believes his way is the best but is it? I mean what he is giving us is communism. Just look at this,this,this,this and this. They are about identity politics. I know they are disadvantaged groups but I think he takes it too far. I also think of our youth and hope they are happy. If they want a puppy get them a puppy.

Victory in the Senate

From Campaign For Liberty:

Four years ago my son Rand launched an all-out assault on the NSA's unconstitutional surveillance program during a “Patriot” Act reauthorization fight.

His efforts were bolstered two years ago with Edward Snowden’s revelations about the NSA’s domestic surveillance programs.

And because of your support, today those efforts paid off - and authority for the NSA's illegal spying program will expire tonight at midnight.

This is perhaps one of the greatest victories in my entire political career.

Tonight's victory, however short-lived it may ultimately be, gives me great hope about the future of liberty in this country.

If there's one thing the statists now know for sure - it's that our R3VOLUTION is alive and well - and stronger than ever.

But the surveillance statists are currently regrouping - and tomorrow they'll be back working to water-down the USA FREEDOM Act further to continue the NSA’s lawlessness.

It’ll be up to you and me to demand better than what we’re being asked to settle for.

Regardless of the outcome, the fact that you and I are here is something to be proud of.

My staff is scrambling tonight to better understand exactly what to expect tomorrow and the remainder of the week.

So please stay tuned for an important update tomorrow.

This fight is far from over. And I need you to keep your heels dug in and continue fighting.

For Liberty,

Ron Paul
Chairman

I watched this on CSPAN2 and let me tell you Senator John McCain is one fucked up son of a bitch. He wouldn't yield the floor to Senator Rand Paul and Senator Chuck Grassley presiding wasn't much better. Fortunately Senator Rand Paul was able to take to the floor however the statists were talking amongst themselves so loud the speaker had to tell them to shut up three times. Rand Paul schooled these fools on the Constitution and that we can have security and not trample on the civil liberties of the people. Rand Paul and most of all We The People prevailed today. It is literally Senator Rand Paul and We The People versus the rest of the Senate. Maybe Senator Ron Wyden and Senator Martin Heinrich were exceptions but that is it. In Rand Paul's corner is the Constitution and very large group of angry protesters that let the statists know that we will back Senator Rand Paul all the way. I'm sure the statists noticed them considering they were outside the Senate so they had to see them on the way in. I'm sure that served as a wake up call.

Labor Unions want to gut Right To Work laws

From The National Right To Work Committee:

The Obama Labor Board just declared a full-scale assault upon all 25 state Right to Work laws.

As you know, in March, Wisconsin became the third state in three years to adopt Right to Work. The worker freedom movement is growing, and momentum is on our side.

Now the former union lawyers on Barack Obama's National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) are taking revenge and moving forward with a scheme to gut all 25 state Right to Work laws.

From the outrageous persecution of Boeing for creating jobs in Right to Work South Carolina to ambushing workers with quick-snap unionization elections, the Obama Labor Board has rammed through one union-boss power grab after another.

I've been warning concerned citizens like you for two years that the worst may be yet to come, now that Barack Obama is no longer accountable to the American people.

Thanks to the surrender of a few weak-kneed Republicans in the U.S. Senate in 2013, Barack Obama has a fully-stocked NLRB stacked with a gaggle of union lawyers to do Big Labor's bidding.

And now the Obama Labor Board is seizing that opportunity and preparing to overturn over 60 years of precedent and ignore the plain language of federal and state law.

National Right to Work Foundation staff attorneys identified this threat over a year ago.

United Steelworkers (USW) union bosses in Florida have asked the NLRB for permission to charge fees to workers who exercise their right under Florida law to cut off financial support to a union they don't support.

Foundation staff attorneys filed a brief in the case last June, arguing that this scheme would effectively eviscerate by administrative fiat Section 14(b) of the Taft-Hartley Act, which authorizes state Right to Work laws.

Under the union lawyers' twisted logic, unions in Right to Work states should be able to require independent-minded workers to pay "contract grievance fees."

But by seeking and gaining monopoly bargaining power, union bosses have taken away the individual worker's freedom to represent himself or herself in dealing with the employer.

Not only that, the union controls the entire "contract grievance" process, and individual workers cannot seek any remedies without the union's permission and involvement.

The worker never agreed to the process or the rules -- the union imposed all of it.

Adding insult to injury, union bosses forbid nonmembers from voting on the contact, meaning workers have zero opportunity whatsoever to change the rules or process.

Everything about this system is coercive, and coercion is precisely why Right to Work laws are necessary to protect workers.

Earlier Boards and federal courts have correctly interpreted the law in case after case since 1953, holding that Right to Work laws mean exactly what they say.

Independent-minded workers in Right to Work states don't have to pay a single penny to an organization they did not ask for and do not want.

The Obama NLRB has already signaled its intent to overturn all those precedents and ignore the law's plain language.

"When this board is asking for an amicus brief on the reconsideration of a rule, the majority's already decided that it wants to change the rule," one labor law expert commented.

Foundation staff attorneys are already working on a new brief to dismantle the union lawyers' contrived arguments for this scheme.

But the real battle is likely to be in federal court.

In fact, Foundation staff attorneys are providing free legal aid to an independent-minded worker in Texas in a similar case.

We could be in for another years-long legal battle against this outrageous power grab.

Your Foundation needs an influx of financial resources to help combat this scheme and any others the Obama NLRB cooks up while it still can.

I hope I can count on your continuing support today to help us fight back against the Obama Labor Board's direct assault upon all 25 state Right to Work laws.

Make no mistake, they're trying to undo everything the worker freedom movement has accomplished in recent years.

We can't back down. Please act at once.

Sincerely,

Mark Mix

P.S. The Foundation relies completely on voluntary contributions from our supporters to provide free legal aid.

Please chip in with a tax-deductible contribution of $10 or more today to support the Foundation's programs.

Getting down to the wire

From Rand 2016:

Tomorrow I will force the expiration of the NSA's illegal spying program.

I will not allow any bill extending illegal NSA spying to be rushed through ahead of the deadline.

My oath is to support and defend the Constitution and I won't back down.

The abuse of general warrants and the attack on the Bill of Rights must stop once-and-for-all.

We don't have to choose between fighting terrorism and obeying the Constitution.

That's why, two years ago, I sued the NSA.

It's why I proposed the Fourth Amendment Protection Act to force our government to abide by the Bill of Rights.

It's why I have fought for a full, open and honest debate on warrantless domestic spying -- a debate that is always kicked down the road in the name of "security."

So last week, with the proponents of this illegal spying rushing toward a deadline to ram through renewing illegal spying, I took a stand.

I filibustered for over 10 hours to shine a light on the vast expansion of the spy state and the erosion of our liberties.

I stood on the Senate floor until the early hours of the morning and helped block any short-term extension of these powers.

Tomorrow, the Senate will come back from recess with just hours left before the NSA's illegal spying powers expire.

And I won't allow defenders of the spy state to legislate through a manufactured crisis by holding a deadline over the head of Congress.

Let me be clear: I believe the number one job of the federal government is national defense.

I believe we must fight terrorism and I believe we must stand strong against our enemies.

But we do not need to compromise the Constitution in the process.

In fact, we must not.

I am ready and willing to start the debate on how we fight terrorism without giving up our liberty.

This can't be delayed any longer.

I do not do this to obstruct.

I'm fighting for a strong national defense that upholds the Constitution and protects Americans from enemies who seek to do us harm.

So I hope I can count on you to sign your petition and stand with me as I force illegal NSA spying to expire and stand strong against any deals or threats.

In Liberty,

Rand Paul

Back Rand Paul as he stands up to the statists to defeat the Patriot Act

From Rand2016:

While many Americans are gearing up for another early-summer weekend, I'm gearing up for an all-out fight Sunday afternoon.

When you and I won our stunning victory last week -- defeating every attempt to extend or reauthorize the worst of the so-called "PATRIOT Act's" ILLEGAL spying provisions -- that was just the beginning.

Since then, I've been attacked viciously by the Obama White House -- the same President who ran for office pledging to end these spying schemes as part of the "hope" and "change" he was offering the American people -- for daring to stand up for the Constitution I swore to uphold as a U.S. Senator.

That's business-as-usual for the Washington Machine: Campaign on nothing but lies -- and then deliver the American people the status-quo.

If you want a new direction in Washington, I must be able to count on your IMMEDIATE action.

With only about 36 hours left, time is running out. So please chip in $20.16 to my campaign's "NSA Spying Showdown" Money Bomb right away, and then forward this email to everyone you know.

Our Founders were willing to give up everything to ensure Americans' God-given rights were protected -- ultimately drawing a line in the sand AGAINST any government encroachment on our freedoms with the Bill of Rights.

Today, the Bill of Rights is under assault like never before by members of BOTH parties. And the Fourth Amendment right to privacy against government intrusion is at the top of their list.

Instead of hauling in the NSA lawbreakers who crafted these ILLEGAL domestic spying programs -- and then lied about it before Congress -- my colleagues in the Senate are now looking for ways to excuse and extend the schemes.

They tell you and me we have to give up every bit of our Liberty for security -- while ignoring the fact the FBI admitted this program has cracked exactly ZERO terrorist plots!

You and I don't have to give up one ounce of our Liberty for security.

But it's up to you and me to ensure our government spends its time targeting those who are truly dangerous -- instead of fumbling through law-abiding American citizens' phone records.

This is not a fight you and I can ignore.

It strikes to the very heart of what it means to be an American.

I believe free people can best live their lives out from under the control or watchful eye of government bureaucrats.

But the Washington Machine believes security can only be had in the arms of Big Brother.

If the American people buy this lie, I fear our fragile Republic may not long survive.

We must fight back.

Please chip in a contribution of $20.16 to my "NSA Spying Showdown" Money Bomb right away.

In Liberty,

Rand Paul