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Hello There, We should be using Industrial Hemp a part of our nations energy policy. I want to know when the Industrial Hemp Act H.R. 1009 that seems to be held up in the House Committee on the Judiciary; be voted on and what are the presidential candidates position on this issue. More

Asked 18 weeks 1 day ago of U.S. Rep. Ron Paul (R-TX)
by William Hill from Chesterfield, VA

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Hello There, We should be using Industrial Hemp a part of our nations energy policy. I want to know when the Industrial Hemp Act H.R. 1009 that seems to be held up in the House Committee on the Judiciary; be voted on and what are the presidential candidates position on this issue. More

Asked 18 weeks 1 day ago of U.S. Rep. Ron Paul (R-TX)
by William Hill from Chesterfield, VA

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The country was founded & directed by the constitution.The constitution was aimed at freedom of the people of government intrusion by police, military, and other agencies.How are we straying from this and is "big brother " here?
Asked by: Jeff Gearding from Newport, KY. Received 3 Votes.
Categories: Civil Liberties · Homeland Security · Judiciary · President Bush. Tags: The people - constitution.

Listen to: U.S. Rep. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD)

Well I don't think that Big Brother is here in the sense that we are still able to protect people's civil liberties. However, I will say that under the Bush administration there has been an effort by the president and others to erode those civil liberties to really blur the line. We've seen this with the electronic surveillance program where they want to take the judiciary out of the process. Our system is premised on having some independent body stand between the powers of the federal government, the police powers, and the individual citizen.

Answered on Feb 20th, 2008 More
Do you think it is important to have to have a warrant before carrying out a wiretap?
Asked by: DC P. from Washington, DC. Received 1 Vote.
Categories: Civil Liberties · Homeland Security · Judiciary · Terrorism. Tags: National Security · NSA · warrants · wiretapping.

Listen to: U.S. Rep. Ciro Rodriguez (D-TX)

“Of course it is. And we all know that and we have always . . . So if you have good reason that shouldn’t be any problem. And the courts are ready to move as quickly as possible, and we even allow them, in cases of emergencies, for them to go ahead and do it and come to the courts later, but they still have to come to the courts. The way we have been operating hasn’t been a rule of law, and the administration wants to continue to do that and that’s not what America is all about.”

Answered on Nov 6th, 2007 More