ALG - Nathan Mehrens announced as new Americans for Limited Government president

May 13, 2013, Fairfax,VA—Americans for Limited Government introduced Nathan Mehrens as the new president of the government watchdog group.

Mehrens who served as ALG's General Counsel overseeing an extensive government oversight operation succeeds Bill Wilson who will maintain a strategic role in the organization as a member of the Board of Directors.

"Bill has left some big shoes to fill, and I look forward to meeting the challenges posed by an Obama Administration determined to expand the size and scope of government using regulation, executive orders, failing to defend existing law against legal attacks by the left, and legislative actions at all levels of government. 

"Americans for Limited Government is needed more today than at any time in history."

Mehrens has led the investigatory team that received international attention with the revelation that EPA Administrator nominee had approved the use of an automobile air conditioning coolant that has been called a "killer refrigerant" by Green Party leaders in Germany. 

Additionally, the government accountability project that he has led broke the story that the Veteran's Administration currently employs more than 250 full time employees who do not work for the government, instead spending all of their time working for various public employee unions.

Mehrens has previously served in management, legal, and policy positions with several advocacy organizations and the federal government. 

Wilson enthusiastically endorsed Mehrens' selection stating, "Nathan is an extraordinary individual who will take Americans for Limited Government to the next level as a leader in exposing the damage being done to our nation by the ever-expanding government monolith."

The change takes effect today. 

To view online: http://getliberty.org/nathan-mehrens-announced-as-new-americans-for-limited-government-president/

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Americans for Limited Government is a non-partisan, nationwide network committed to advancing free market reforms, private property rights and core American liberties. For more information on ALG please call us at 703-383-0880 or visit our website at www.GetLiberty.org.

ALG's Daily Grind - NSA denies spying on U.S. citizens

May 13, 2013

NSA denies spying on U.S. citizens

NSA statement: "One of the biggest misconceptions about [the] National Security Agency is that we are unlawfully listening in on, or reading emails of, U.S. citizens. This is simply not the case."

IRS admits to targeting conservative groups like the Richmond Tea Party

IRS head of tax-exempt groups Lois Lerner: "That was wrong. That was absolutely incorrect, it was insensitive and it was inappropriate. That's not how we go about selecting cases for further review. The IRS would like to apologize for that."

Austerity versus growth a false choice

What if that spending apparently takes away resources from the private sector? Is government spending then truly a measure of economic health? A new ALG study investigates Keynes' chief claim.

Pethokoukis: Is the real US unemployment rate 11.3% or 7.5%?

"How much of the 2.7 percentage point drop in labor force participation since 2007 reflects structural forces rather than weak demand discouraging workers? Second, is the key structural element mostly the aging of the U.S. population or is it the shift of the workforce into Social Security disability?"

ALG - Demand Congress investigate IRS targeting of tea party and Jewish groups!

Dear Liberty Activist,

Click here to demand Congress investigate the IRS for targeting tea party and other groups on the basis of political leanings!

Today, ALG President Nathan Mehrens issued the following statement urging Congress to investigate the Internal Revenue Service's admission that it was targeting groups for audits on the basis of their tea party affiliation:

"The use of the nation's tax agency to target groups for audit and review on the basis of political leanings is an egregious abuse of power. This is beyond Nixonian in its flagrant disregard for the rule of law as it was intended to stifle dissent, and now there must be accountability. We know the Democrat-controlled Senate will not be bothered to inquire what happened, but the House of Representatives can and should use its power to subpoena witnesses to get to the bottom of this scandal. Our laws either apply equally to all citizens and citizen groups regardless of political leanings, or we have become nothing more than a banana republic."

You know what to do! Click here to use CapWiz to urge Congress to subpoena witnesses and to get bottom of this scandal!

Now, it turns out that Jewish groups were targeted, too, because it's "connected to Israel," the IRS agent involved with the case allegedly said.

The IRS should never be used for political purposes to stifle dissent. This must never be allowed to happen again. There must be accountability. People should be fired at a bare minimum, but also prosecuted for any wrongdoing.

And now, posting Liberty Action Alerts on your blog is as easy as 1-2-3! Click here to get the embed code to post on your site to help spread the word!

And keep fighting!

Sincerely,

Robert Romano

Senior Editor

Americans for Limited Government

ALG's Daily Grind - The IRS's tea party scrutiny was no random error

May 14, 2013

The IRS's tea party scrutiny was no random error

Washington Post rips IRS excuse for targeting tea party, writing this "wasn't an isolated, dumb incident by some random field office."

Cartoon: 'Tyranny lurking just around the corner'

Obama at Ohio State University on May 5: "They'll warn that tyranny always lurking just around the corner. You should reject these voices."

Woodward's revenge?

Is Obama's honeymoon with the press corps finally over?

The IRS Predicted Scandal

Sen. Max Baucus wrote letter urging IRS in 2010 to target non-profit organizations he said were engaging electioneering, lobbying and raising money. Now he wants to investigate them, apparently, for following his lead.

ALG praises D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals for overturning NLRB poster ruling

May 8, 2013, Fairfax, VA—Americans for Limited Government General Counsel Nathan Mehrens today issued the following statement praising a ruling by the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals for overturning a National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) decision that had compelled employers to hang a Board-mandated poster not explicitly provided for under law:

"The court made the right decision here, finding the Board cannot make the failure to post a Board-mandated poster an unfair labor practice because, among other reasons, the Board could not make an employer's speech advising employees that they do not have to join a union an unfair labor practice.  Also, because the poster requirement had no basis in the statute itself, the court ruled the Board cannot just make up what it deems to be an unfair labor practice and then compel employers to abide by their arbitrary definition.

"The court also tossed the tolling provision in the rule and held that because the Board wouldn't have promulgated the rule without those provisions that the rest falls also.  Two judges would have gone even further to hold that the Board lacks the statutory jurisdiction to promulgate the rule in the first place.

"Interestingly, the court in dicta called into question whether the recess appointment of Craig Becker to the Board was legitimate, assuming without deciding it was constitutionally invalid. But since even without Becker, there was still a Senate-confirmed quorum of Board members, his recess appointment was not at issue in this case. For other cases, however, that likely will not be so.

"All of which underscores the foolishness and arrogance of the White House in making these so-called recess appointments to the Board in the first place — as well as to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau — when Congress was not even in recess. We expect more rulings will come down in this direction and never again will a president be able to imagine a congressional recess into existence."

To view online: http://getliberty.org/alg-praises-d-c-circuit-court-of-appeals-for-overturning-nlrb-poster-ruling/

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Americans for Limited Government is a non-partisan, nationwide network committed to advancing free market reforms, private property rights and core American liberties. For more information on ALG please call us at 703-383-0880 or visit our website at www.GetLiberty.org.