Jason Pye 🌐
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Engaged to @EmGW4 . Politically homeless. Classical liberal. Atheist. Georgia native. Work at @iDueProcess . Punk rock and hardcore fan. Opinions are my own.
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I'm starting a Substack for
@iDueProcess
where I'll post a (mostly) weekly preview of key congressional activity. Subscribe here:
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I’m vaccinated. I’ve urged everyone I know to get vaccinated. I’m annoyed by vaccine skepticism. President Biden and Labor have no authority to issue this rule. Not only that, it’ll almost certainly lead to more skepticism, resistance, and political polarization. It’s a bad move.
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Well done,
@SenMikeLee
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"Under the Green New Deal, this is Hawaii's best bet - a massive fleet of giant, highly trained sea horses ... would be cool, it would be really, really awesome."
#greennewdeal
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Just give me free markets, individual liberty, and a return to sanity.
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.
@RepThomasMassie
is a man of principle. He always has been. Members should go on record for a bill with this sort of price tag, $2.2 trillion. House leadership should have planned better because they knew that this could happen.
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We should stop electing children to public office.
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This is straight fire.
WATCH: Tulsi Gabbard tears into Kamala Harris' tough-on-crime record as California Attorney General.
#DemDebate2
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Every criminal law is enforced by the point of a gun. When we talk about policing, maybe we should also talk about the fact that there are are too many criminal laws.
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CNN: "Can a Black man win statewide in Georgia?"
Yes, Mike Thurmond. He was our labor commissioner from 1999 to 2011.
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Reading over the Fourth Amendment again to try to find the "If You Have Nothing to Hide, You Have Nothing to Fear" Clause.
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Do yourself a favor. Stop watching cable news or reading clickbait stories from traditional news media or partisan sources. Remember, bad news sells, and there’s a lot of money in keeping us scared and divided.
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As a kid in high school, I didn’t stand for the pledge. Why? Well, I’m glad you asked. My dad was a Vietnam veteran who was exposed to Agent Orange. He died when I was young, and the gov’t use of that toxic substance killed him.
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Dear Americans,
For Christmas, you get an extension of mass surveillance jammed in a "must-pass" bill. You're welcome.
Sincerely,
Congress
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Canceling student loan debt is such an insult to people who have paid off their debt.
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How many times do we have to die, right? I mean, we’ve all already died once because of the repeal of Title II regulation. We all died again with the passage of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. HOW MANY TIMES DO WE HAVE TO DIE?!?!?!?!
The nomination of Judge Brett Kavanaugh will threaten the lives of millions of Americans for decades to come and will morph our Supreme Court into a political arm of the right-wing Republican Party.
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@RepThomasMassie
is the best. He just moved to rename the so-called "Bipartisan Budget Act" to "a bill to kick the can down the road and for other purposes."
#sassywithmassie
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Well, folks, this is it. The
#FirstStepAct
is on the floor in the Senate. We’ve got the cloture vote today at 5:30. After that, we have to beat the Cotton-Kennedy amdts, pass the bill, and get it through the House. Proud to be working with a right-left coalition to get this done.
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Apparently, the FDA wants more people to smoke cigarettes, rather than use safer alternatives.
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I don't say this enough. I appreciate
@RepThomasMassie
so much. He's so good on civil liberties issues, as well as almost every other issue.
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I have some professional news. After more than six years, I'm moving on from
@FreedomWorks
at the end of February. I'm joining
@iDueProcess
on March 1. I'm stoked about my new role in which I'll focus on Fifth and Sixth amendment issues.
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I’ve known
@BrianKempGA
for years. He’s a good and honest man who cares deeply for Georgia. He’s also a popular governor. Attacking him will not end well.
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Give it a few days.
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Internet speeds are 40 percent faster? But I was told that the Restoring Internet Freedom Order killed the internet.
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Saw
@AOC
's tweets about her office policy of 12 weeks of parental leave. It's worth noting that
@RepDavid
, one of the most fiscally conservative members of the House and a member of the
@freedomcaucus
, offers 16 weeks of parental leave.
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Qualified immunity doesn't appear in the Constitution. In fact, there's a federal statute that directly conflicts with the existing Supreme Court doctrine and precedent for qualified immunity.
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If we have a drug problem, and we’ve waged a nearly 50-year war on drugs and nothing has changed, shouldn’t we try something different?
This prison reform bill is TRASH! Here’s breaking news, this country has a drug problem-this bill significantly reduces the penalty for trafficking heroin and fentanyl. I know many Republicans want to cozy up to voters but this is the WRONG way!
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Clinton actually said, "I am not going to add a penny to the debt." Well, the fact checkers should have a field day with that one.
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Watching the House Crime Subcommittee's hearing on pretrial. Republicans are going after proposals to end cash bail. Disappointing. Too many defendants are unnecessarily incarcerated while awaiting trial because they can't afford bail.
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This is bill is unquestionably among the worst the House has passed in this Congress. Although many Republicans realized that, only four cared enough to vote against it.
Today,
@POTUS
said, “Need to get this bill to my desk fast!”
@realDonaldTrump
again shows he’s not serious about limiting government. No congressman, no president should support a bill that unconstitutionally expands federal crimes and defines nonviolent offenses as violent ones.
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I’ll say it.
@JohnCornyn
made a great speech on the floor in defense of prison reform. I truly appreciated that, Senator.
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If we want children to succeed in school, parents have to be more involved. That doesn't require more government spending or involvement; it requires parents to, you know, be parents.
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.
@FreedomWorks
will key vote YES on
@RandPaul
's amendment to the FY 2017 budget resolution, S.Con.Res. 3.
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Yeah,
@justinamash
is right. This is worse than it was under Boehner. It’s not just the process that’s broken. This “leadership” team is broken.
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What happened at the Capitol a year ago today still makes me angry. I don’t understand how anyone can downplay it other than to defend their political tribe or placate the former president and his cult of worshippers.
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Thinking about putting out a letter for
@RepThomasMassie
’s bill to eliminate the Department of Education that includes this line, “Look, we hit CTRL+F on our PDF of the Constitution, and the word ‘education’ is literally not there.”
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Ummmm, hi,
@lisamurkowski
. Explain this please. Why did you support repeal in 2015 and decide to oppose it now?
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I’m seeing so many ads in Georgia referencing socialism. The overuse of the word is making it lose its impact. There’s also another problem: Republicans are increasingly embracing socialist ideas and rhetoric.
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Speaking of what people don’t want. In February 2013, CBO projected that 26 million people would have coverage through ObamaCare in 2017. The figure is around 10.3 million, give or take.
#TaxDebate
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Today is a great day. The
#FirstStepAct
passed the House by an overwhelming margin. Been working on federal reforms for four years now, and we finally got it done. Congrats to everyone who worked on this!
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A resolution will soon be introduced in the Georgia House of Representatives to remove the statue of Alexander Stephens in Statuary Hall in the U.S. Capitol (one of Georgia's two statues) and replace it with Martin Luther King. That resolution will be bipartisan.
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Brought to you by the DCCC.
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I’m amazed that Fauci has been a federal government employee for literally decades and still doesn’t understand how this whole government thing works.
WATCH: Dr. Fauci tells me on
#TheSourceKasie
🕵🏻♀️ "This is a CDC issue, it should not have been a court issue."
@CNN
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I swear, Tom Cotton seems to want to give a five-year mandatory minimum sentence to anyone on the mere chance that they might commit a crime.
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2010: We need control of the House to repeal ObamaCare.
2014: We need the Senate.
2016: We need the White House.
2018: Lol.
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My dad passed when I was 12. I’d give anything to hug him. Stop being an insufferable person.
Does this look like an appropriate father/son interaction to you?
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The First Step Act was signed into law three years ago today. Congress needs to take another step. There’s so much we can do to positively impact people’s lives—such as retroactive sentencing reforms and second chance initiatives. Put petty politics aside and pass more
#cjreform
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@FreedomWorks
’ Scorecard fact:
@justinamash
and
@SenMikeLee
have 100% lifetime scores and have been in Congress since 2011. That’s not easy
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How about we just end the Selective Service System? It seems so much easier than debating who should be drafted.
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This is one of the most classless tweets I’ve ever seen from a sitting member of Congress.
Mark Meadows betrayed Trump and America and supported Pelosi and Dems to protect Obamacare.
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I see people criticizing this, and they're all missing the point. Democracy is mob rule. The Framers explicitly wanted to avoid democracy.
Democracy isn’t the objective; liberty, peace, and prospefity are. We want the human condition to flourish. Rank democracy can thwart that.
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Saw a dude at the festival wearing a shirt that read, “Stop Idolizing Politicians.” I’m pretty sure I need that.
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This is stupid. Can we just go ahead and legalize cannabis?
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This makes my blood boil. Matthew Charles was released from prison. He’s rehabilitated, and he can’t get a place to live. How do we expect those who are coming out of prison to become productive citizens if they can’t find housing?
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Sigh. A tax cut doesn’t create deficits. Excessive spending, however, does create deficits.
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Here's a great reminder why constantly abused warrantless surveillance shouldn't be in the freakin' NDAA: FBI misused surveillance tool on Jan. 6 suspect, BLM arrestees, and others
#FixFISA
#DONTPUNT
— NOW
@SpeakerJohnson
and
@RepJeffries
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Perpetual war is not consistent with limited government.
Perpetual war is not consistent with limited government.
Perpetual war is not consistent with limited government.
Perpetual war is not consistent with limited government.
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I am so incredibly happy right now. I really can't put it into words.
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I’m also old enough to remember when Democrats told Republicans that elections have consequences.
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During my sophomore and junior years in high school, I refused to stand for the pledge of allegiance. It was a form of protest for me. I was around 15 or 16 years old, and I had a lot of anger over my dad’s death.
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The culture wars are so exhausting. Right and left just can’t seem to stop themselves from escalation. Isn’t it tiring to be so angry all the time? Professional grifters are profiting off that anger.
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NDAA has passed Congress for 62 consecutive years. NDAA for FY 2024 may change that because of the inclusion of the extension of FISA. I don't think any of the groups opposing NDAA would otherwise do so. It's clear that passage is in jeopardy if the Senate keeps FISA in the bill.
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Sad day at home. Our fearless little cat, Dagny, had to be put down after her kidneys failed. This an old photo, but it’s one of my favorites of her.
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There's a lot being said about
@RandPaul
and
@SenMikeLee
, who are offering separate amendments to the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund Act. Most Republicans and Democrats want to go the lazy route and not allow amendments to be considered.
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Of course the Confederate statues in Statuary Hall should be removed. Why is this even controversial?
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My dad passed away 26 years ago today. I was 12 when he died. I didn't really deal with his death until I was well into my 20s. Although today, and the days around it, have gotten easier with each passing year, it's still a little tough.
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The Supreme Court should stand on the side of the Constitution and the rights protected by it. End of story.
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Your quote of the day from
@SenMikeLee
: "The Senate is often empty, just as it is now, making it the safest place in America."
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Imagine being an apologist for a fascist to own the libs. What a clown. It boggles my mind how anyone can take this guy seriously.
Imagine pretending to be a libertarian and claiming that the propaganda arm of the state, that sells its wars, is nowhere near as evil as a podcaster kid who triggers you (intentionally btw).
I couldn’t think of a better example of how wokeism poisons libertarianism.
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Only seven in the House voted against S. 24. They were
@justinamash
,
@RepThomasMassie
,
@RepGrothman
,
@RepAndyBiggsAZ
,
@RepGosar
,
@RepTedYoho
, and
@chiproytx
. Voting no on S. 24 was the fiscally conservative vote. Thank you for standing for fiscal sanity!
#ampFW
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.
@RandPaul
is right.
GOP KY Srn Paul on the straight repeal bill: If you voted for it a year ago..you have a lot of explaining to do if you vote no
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Me at
@thehill
: Veterans fought for our freedom: To return the favor, fight for criminal justice reform
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I'm not a fan of Trump, but I applaud his commutation of Alice Johnson's sentence. I'm keeping my fingers crossed for a commutation for
#MatthewCharles
. If you haven't already, Evan, read about him here and help us fix this injustice.
Trump’s pardons are not only intended desensitize the electorate to frequent interventions on behalf of his political allies, but also to make a mockery of the federal justice system, to suggest that law enforcement and the courts are incapable and illegitimate to begin with.
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I wrote this piece.
An economic recovery starts by lifting small businesses back up
Read the full story:
Via
@FreedomWorks
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To be clear, Sanders is admitting that socialism failed.
The Maduro government has waged a violent crackdown on Venezuelan civil society, violated the constitution by dissolving the National Assembly and was re-elected last year in an election many observers said was fraudulent. The economy is a disaster and millions are migrating. 1/3
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So stoked to be at
@iDueProcess
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We’re thrilled to welcome
@pye
as our new Director of Rule of Law Initiatives—a friend to freedom, fairness, and sweet potato fries. 🍟
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Some of
@FreedomWorks
’ activists bumped into
@justinamash
while they were on the Hill today. Worth noting that Rep. Amash has a 100 percent lifetime score with FW.
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Had the privilege tonight to meet Matthew Charles, who was the first beneficiary of the First Step Act. Such an incredibly nice man who says we still have a lot of work to do to reform the criminal justice system.
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So,
@RepAdamSchiff
is trying to stop the markup of FISA reauthorization because he's worried about bipartisan amendments that would protect Americans' civil liberties will be adopted. If this is how he's going to play, then it's time to let 215 expire.
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Trump's Allies Are Speaking Out In Support Of Ross Ulbricht's Clemency
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