Topic: Telemarketers

2 chapters across the catalog

Opposition to federal telemarketing regulations is based on the belief that such laws require intrusive monitoring of phone calls and expand "Big Brother" surveillance. The use of executive orders is criticized as a way for the executive branch to bypass the legislative process and public scrutiny. The phrase "stroke of the pen, law of the land," attributed to Paul Begala, is cited as an example of the disregard for constitutional rules.

Classic 1990s Freedom Fighter [LOHmpBeS5K8]
25:39 - 30:28

Classic 1990s Freedom Fighter [LOHmpBeS5K8]

United Nations Corruption, Ron Paul Telemarketing Vote

The appointment of Richard Holbrooke as UN representative is criticized alongside allegations of UN complicity in the Rwandan genocide and child abuse scandals in Belgium. Representative Ron Paul is defended for being the lone vote against a telemarketing fraud bill, arguing that the legislation unconstitutionally expanded the Justice Department's wiretapping powers. Jones also mentions historical US involvement in selling chemical weapons to Saddam Hussein.