Most of what we call management consists of making it difficult for people to get their jobs done.
Peter Drucker
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It's time to privatize Amtrak. "South Carolina"— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) February 4, 2018
How hard is it for political whores in the Congress and the White House to reform entitlement programs? Consider we are still paying out Civil War survivor benefits https://t.co/Kmsm5srAD8— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) February 4, 2018
I seriously doubt if I drink Mango Diet Coke I'll end up as skinny as Mango Girl. "Diet Coke"— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) February 5, 2018
Justin Amash On the Infamous FISA Memo
Justin Amash — US Representative for Michigan District 3
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I'm glad that the Republican memo has been released. It makes many conclusory assertions, some of which are serious.
Throughout this process, members of the House Liberty Caucus and House Freedom Caucus have called for the public release of evidence supporting the memo's allegations. We also have called for the release of the Democratic memo (which I have read).
Given the current rhetoric from Speaker Ryan and others, it represents a breach of the public trust that, just a few weeks ago, he and many of the memo's biggest pushers were demanding the reauthorization of #FISA702, opposed by a bipartisan coalition of liberty defenders.
Unlike #FISA702, which authorizes systematic violations of the #4thAmendment, the section of FISA discussed in the memo requires probable cause and a warrant.
The central allegation is that a warrant was obtained fraudulently or without sufficient cause. If true, it shows the dangers of the secret Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court, something House Liberty Caucus and House Freedom Caucus members have been saying for a long time.
But #FISA702 is far more dangerous. It permits the FBI and other agencies to conduct unconstitutional, warrantless searches on millions of innocent Americans (whose communications were incidentally collected while targeting foreigners overseas).
If the speaker and others believe abuses are occurring in the execution of one section of FISA, then why would they insist on reauthorizing another section of FISA (702) that has far greater potential for abuse?a
Congress now has an obligation to re-examine #FISA702 and pass reform legislation like the #USARIGHTSAct to protect the rights of the people we represent.
Congratulations, NFL Champion Philadelphia Eagles!
The New England Patriots, who have won 5 Super Bowls since 2000 (and lost a couple of others), made it close again, with 3 consecutive touchdowns to take the lead in the fourth quarterback, made it interesting; Brady had passed for over 400 yards, and both teams combined for over 1000 yards in a game that saw few punts. Even when Brady fumbled late in the fourth quarter and the Eagles expanded their lead to 8, somehow you felt Brady would somehow come back with a touchdown and 2-point conversion to put them into a second consecutive Super Bowl overtime, but his last throw into the end zone fell incomplete.
Ron Paul On His Non-Invitation to the LP Convention
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Musical Interlude: My Favorite Vocalists
Frank Sinatra, "Strangers in the Night"
