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Took an oath to defend the Constitution against enemies foreign and domestic. The Constitution protects the people. The Constitution, not the NSA or FBI.

New Mexico
Joined June 2013
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Replying to @ErikWemple
Even BETTER: The intrepid scoopster @ErikWemple is now covering cable net coverage of a jumbo jet landing.
#atheism Retweet if you think #Michelangelo would have called this work "The Creation of God (by Adam)".
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2/2 @radleybalko But in the meantime, APD "has a duty to defend" a cop who shot his partner NINE TIMES. kob.com/article/stories/s389…
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1/2 @radleybalko APD destroys career of cop because she blogged criticism "while on the job". m.koat.com/news/former-apd-o…
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"@KOATLiveUpdates: Dog seen in NM Burger King kitchen, manager fired koat.tv/6017B1wxJ" KOAT gets manager fired for nothing, gloats.
Goodwell Nzou demonstrates how ignorance isn't limited to wealthy American game hunters. What an idiot. mobile.nytimes.com/2015/08/0… #CecilTheLion
William Budd retweeted
Sen. Wyden says people will be angry "when", not "if", the Obama administration's use of the Patriot Act comes out.
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William Budd retweeted
Retweet if you agree, Congress must not reauthorize an illegal & unconstitutional program #EndThisDragnet
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Retweet if you agree we should rein in the NSA bulk phone records collection program. Section 215 of the Patriot Act expires on June 1.
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Retweet if you agree that mass surveillance must end immediately. The authority expires at the end of the month! #EndThisDragnet
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If this passes, we should see a 30% reduction in #NSA staff in short order. Think that'll happen? m.washingtonpost.com/world/n… #surveillancestate
Many would say the guy who gave her an STD was a rapist-she was "blackout drunk". She thinks he's a creep but not a rapist. #CarryThatWeight
New Mexico's remarkable abolition of civil asset forfeiture is another opportunity to acknowledge the forces of good at @IJ and the @ACLU.
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The primary police reform we need is to remove the blind trust we place in the badge. #walterscott
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Slager via lawyer, claimed he had “followed all the proper procedures and policies of the North Charleston police department”. #walterscott
If #walterscott murder was caught on cop's lapel camera, or if this vid was turned over to cops as evidence, would it ever have "surfaced"?
This Honors/AP student's writing helps make the case that standards are too low.
Did rational, educated people at Maryland CPS REALLY decide couple should remain "on file for 5 yrs"? washingtonpost.com/local/edu… #freerangekids
Could victim possibly "grab" cop's gun in scuffle? Not if holstered properly. Watch this demo video. m.youtube.com/watch?v=DcYt8J… #lapdshooting