Candidate for Texas House of Representatives - District 108 in 2020 Texas General Election.
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Get StartedPolice militarization leads to unnecessary expense, violence, and death. We need legislation that will reduce the use of SWAT teams, and we should just say no to offers of federal military equipment for Texas police departments. Learn more
The Civil Rights Act of 1871 is a federal law that allows individuals to sue government officials who violate their rights. Over time, those civil rights have been eroded by a legal doctrine called “qualified immunity.” In the wake of the killing of George Floyd by police, it’s time for Texas to protect its citizens from abusive police. As long as qualified immunity protects police from federal lawsuits, the Texas legislature should pass a law that allows victims of police abuse to sue their abusers in state court. Learn more
When the legislature creates victimless crime laws, and tells the police to enforce them, it creates a lot of problems. This is most apparent in the war on drugs. We need to end the war on drugs. The best first step is to legalize the sale and use of marijuana. We need Libertarian legislators who will act like grown-ups, instead of running scared whenever the issue comes up. Learn more
We propose reducing the budget for education by 4% per year for ten years. Some of that reduction can be achieved by reducing per pupil spending, while some of the reduction can be accomplished by reducing the number of students in the public school system. Learn more
Libertarians support peoples’ right to keep and bear arms. Gun control advocates want to prohibit gun ownership to as many people as possible, on the grounds that they might commit a violent crime sometime in the future. We totally disagree with that way of thinking. Learn more
I support the Libertarian Booster PAC plan to cut Texas state spending across the board by 4% per year for ten years. Combined with projected 3% annual current-dollar growth in gross state product, this plan shows how Texas tax rates can be cut in half by 2030, and how state spending (as a percentage of gross state product) can be reduced by half. Learn more
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