American - Journalist | 1962 -
Voting in presidential and congressional elections is a national right - and the national government should protect it.
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Supporters of tough voter ID laws are not afraid of vote fraud - they are afraid of democracy.
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Twitter, Facebook, and other social media outlets have a great deal of information about all of us - and the government wants to be able to see it.
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DMs are a lot like email - and should have the same privacy protections as a mailed letter.
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If the courts regarded tweets and other social media information as private, it would not prevent the law enforcement from getting information it really needs. But the government would have to get a search warrant, which requires it to show that it has probable cause connecting what is being searched to a crime.
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For technology companies, information about what people do online is extremely valuable - it can be used to sell targeted advertising or sold to data clearinghouses.
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When the gun lobby fights gun-control legislation, its logic is clear: it does not like laws that prevent people from owning or using guns.
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Even a single Justice can have a profound impact on the country.
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Congress needs to toughen the laws protecting elections and make clear that anyone interfering with democracy will pay a stiff price.
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The Senate should refuse to confirm nominees who do not take Congressional power seriously.
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Defending Congressional authority should not be a partisan issue.
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Mississippi's loose campaign finance laws allow lawyers and companies to contribute heavily to the judges they appear before. That is terrible for justice, since the courts are teeming with perfectly legal conflicts of interest.
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