RURAL WORKING CLASS AMERICANS FEEL LEFT BEHIND IN THE ECONOMIC RECOVERY, WE NEED TO FIX THAT.

     The Democratic party has a problem. Its candidate, well spoken, knowledgeable, professional Hillary Clinton, former first lady, former Senator and former Secretary of State lost an election to Donald Trump, the foul mouthed, billionare, who has never served his country in any capacity, and shows a real lack of knowledge about how the government and the world works. How did this happen? Rural working class voters have turned their backs on the Democratic party, thats how. Why?

     West Virginia (and other rural states) have a problem too, our economy is in rough shape. As of today, and as for West Virginia, the 2016/17 budget deficit is two hundred and fifty million dollars. Why you ask? King Coal isnt quite what it used to be. Coal tonnage production is down to less than 100 million tons of coal. In 2012 it was 120 million tons of coal. Its projected that in 2017 WV coal operators will produce 68 million tons of coal. Coal mining jobs dropped in 2012 from twenty four thousand jobs to seventeen thousand jobs in 2015. This has lead to cuts in our budget, school closings, I think the increased unemployment has exacerbated our drug problem, etc. etc. So, our West Virginia voters turned to hope. Donald Trump told the voters of WV that he would get their jobs back. He'd make coal competitive again by getting rid of regulations. Never mind that according to the experts, it was natural gas that caused the decline in coal. Never mind that on Donald Trump's campaign website he is enthusiastic about natural gas, in fact on his website, under "energy" he says he wants to:

• Encourage the use of natural gas and other American energy resources that will both reduce emissions but also reduce the price of energy and increase our economic output. 

     His words, not mine, check out his website, I put the web address at the bottom of the page. He is promoting the use of the resource that did the most harm to coal, and West Virginians voted for him anyway, because he offered them hope that their way of life was going to come back, and the Democrat didn't, she offered changing with the times. 

     West Virginia coal miners want their jobs back. They dont want re-training to do another job, they want the jobs that they know how to do already, and many have family traditions of the fathers being coal miners, which they want to continue. They dont want to move to other states to work other jobs, they dont want to go back to school. So, when told that rolling back regulations will get them back to work, they are willing to believe it, to give that a shot, in spite of what the experts think. Thats why, I believe the state of West Virginia overwhelmingly voted for Donald Trump. 

     So, now, Donald Trump is President Elect, and has promised to roll back environmental regulations in the attempt to revive coal to its former glory, which I believe that he will. Again, the experts say this wont have the effect President Elect Trump thinks it will, that the prospects for coal production and coal mining jobs are pretty bleak in the coming years. So, in 2020, we will likely be facing an economy much like we have today, more school closings, the state government less and less able to fulfill its duties. We will also have communities looking for answers, people looking for jobs, and voters again feeling like politicians lied to them. 

     How can we help my neighbors, my home state? First of all, by not lying/misleading to the voters in 2018 and 2020. We have to speak about hard truths, hard decisions that have to be made. We also have to make the Democratic Presidential candidates in 2020 pay attention to West Virginia, to actually come up with other solutions, reforms that can help our state, suggest ideas on bringing industry to our state, by putting them West Virginia front and center in the primary election process. I think this may get President elect Donald Trumps attention as well, and he may look harder at our state, and ways to help us. Move the West Virginia primary election (or another rust belt state even) right behind New Hampshire, heck, before New Hampshire. That forces the entire field of Democratic candidates to pay attention to and take seriously the rural working class, and offer real ideas to help our economy and our people. It also gives the rural working class Americans a real say in who the Democratic nominee is, it gives West Virginians more of a voice, and not feel so neglected.

     I could be absolutely wrong about this, maybe coal will bounce back, but the rural working class would still feel left behind in the Democratic process, so moving West Virginia (or another rust belt state) up to an early date in the process would still help people feel like their voices were heard, more than they are today by the Democratic party, and I think the Republican party as well to some extent. If you think I'm a little early in calling for this move, maybe I'am, but I also dont know how long these things take, perhaps if we wait much longer it would be too late.

     So, say I'm right, this is a plan that could help both rural workers have more of a say and gets the political parties to support us better, what do we do about it? It looks to me, like our state legislature is the one who decides our primary season,
WEST VIRGINIA CODE
§3-5-1. Time and place of holding primary elections in the year one thousand nine hundred eighty 
and thereafter; hours polls open.
Primary elections shall be held at the voting place in each of the voting precincts in the state, for the purposes set forth in this article, on the second Tuesday in May in the year one thousand nine hundred eighty-six and in each second year thereafter..

So, I say we email our representatives in the state legislature and start the ball rolling. There is a link to the West Virginia state legislature, where you can find your delegate/senator, and email them this letter, or one you fashioned yourself, stating that moving the West Virginia primary forward for 2020 is a good idea.

To the honorable _______

     West Virginia has had some rough economic times with coal on the decline in recent years. I feel, the federal government needs to be doing more to re-vitalize our states economy. One way West Virginia could get some much needed attention is to move our primary election to the front of the line, or thereabouts. This will get the national Presidential candidates attention, and they will want to answer our questions about how the federal government can assist West Virginia through these difficult economic times. Thank you.








Disclaimer: I'm just a regular joe, I dont have any expierence with making laws or interpreting them. I'm just a concerned citizen, like you. Everything I've written hear, may be a terrible idea, I dont know, but sending an email wont hurt. Also, this doesnt have to be West Virginia, if you live in another rust belt state, thats fine. Its just very evident to me that the rural American worker feels like they aren't representated in government, and we need to fix that. 

http://www.wvgazettemail.com/news-election/20161109/justice-optimistic-on-transition-to-wv-governors-office

http://www.wvgazettemail.com/news-politics/20161112/trump-win-wont-bring-coal-rebound-could-block-climate-progress

http://www.wvgazettemail.com/news/20161021/hearings-set-for-van-schools-changes-closure

http://www.wvgazettemail.com/news-business/20161016/while-politicians-focus-on-epa-experts-say-gas-to-blame-for-coal-decline

https://www.donaldjtrump.com/policies/energy/

http://www.register-herald.com/news/miners-have-high-hopes-for-trump/article_8eaf6825-2449-5546-a052-16cd82d4c55c.html

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/monkey-cage/wp/2015/05/12/everything-you-need-to-know-about-how-the-presidential-primary-works/

http://www.legis.state.wv.us/wvcode/ChapterEntire.cfm?chap=03&art=5&section=1#05

http://mobile.nytimes.com/2016/11/16/opinion/the-coal-industry-isnt-coming-back.html?smid=fb-nytimes&smtyp=cur&referer=http%3A%2F%2Fm.facebook.com%2F

PRESIDENT ELECT DONALD TRUMP HAS MADE PROMISES/PLEDGES/GOALS TO THE AMERICAN PEOPLE, WILL HE KEEP THEM?

     President elect Donald Trump has made promises to the American people to "Make America great again." Im going to list some of those promises/pledges here, and will revisit these from time to time to see where we are with his promises.

1. Increase the size of the U.S. military by these amounts: the Army to 540,000 active duty soldiers, which the Army Chief of Staff says he needs to execute current missions. Rebuild the U.S. Navy toward a goal of 350 ships, as the bipartisan National Defense Panel has recommended. Provide the U.S. Air Force with the 1,200 fighter aircraft they need. Grow the U.S. Marine Corps to 36 battalions. (I would be interested to hear how hes going to do this, what with recruiting and all....)

2. Pay for this necessary rebuilding of our national defense by conducting a full audit of the Pentagon, eliminating incorrect payments, reducing duplicative bureaucracy, collecting unpaid taxes, and ending unwanted and unauthorized federal programs.

3. Create a dynamic booming economy that will create 25 million new jobs over the next decade. (seems like he may be taking credit for others work on this one)

4. Tell NAFTA partners that we intend to immediately renegotiate the terms of that agreement to get a better deal for our workers. If they don’t agree to a renegotiation, we will submit notice that the U.S. intends to withdraw from the deal. 
5. Use every lawful presidential power to remedy trade disputes if China does not stop its illegal activities, including its theft of American trade secrets - including the application of tariffs 
6. Transform America’s crumbling infrastructure into a golden opportunity for accelerated economic growth and more rapid productivity gains with a deficit-neutral plan targeting substantial new infrastructure investments.

7. Create thousands of new jobs in construction, steel manufacturing, and other sectors to build the transportation, water, telecommunications and energy infrastructure needed to enable new economic development in the U.S., all of which will generate new tax revenues.

8. Repeal and replace Obamacare with Health Savings Accounts (HSAs).

9. Begin working on an impenetrable physical wall on the southern border, on day one. Mexico will pay for the wall.
10. We’re going to save the coal industry (I couldnt find a lot about Coal on the campaign website, this was from a link to his 100 day plan, I would ask, what defines "saving the coal industry?" Right now there are according to the WV coal association 12,000 coal miners employed in WV today. According to the WV office of mine safety there was 15,000 miners at work in 2015 and about 20,000 in 2010, and about 28,000 back in 1990. So, what does he mean by "saving the coal industry?" Nationally in 1985 coal employeed 177,000 people, in 2008 it was 86,000 and today its 56,000).

11. propose a Constitutional Amendment to impose term limits on all members of Congress; (Its been reported that Senate Majority leader McConnell isnt on board with this one, think he's worried about his job?)
12. lift the Obama-Clinton roadblocks and allow vital energy infrastructure projects, like the Keystone Pipeline, to move forward (The blind squirrel found the nut, I agree with this one) 
13. begin removing the more than 2 million criminal illegal immigrants from the country and cancel visas to foreign countries that won't take them back
14. Through his tax plan he will grow the US economy by 4% a year.

Those are 14 of his goals/promises/plans that he has made, with an emphasis on jobs/the economy, since thats why people say they voted for him. There are many more pledges/goals that he has set, just check out his website. Part of this he considers his pledge to America. I'll check back in from time to time to report on how he is doing with his pledge/goals.


http://www.npr.org/2016/11/10/501597652/fact-check-donald-trumps-first-100-days-action-plan
https://www.donaldjtrump.com/policies/
http://www.wvcoal.com/
http://www.wvminesafety.org/PDFs/2015%20Annual%20Report%20-%20CY.pdf
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/trump-coal-oil_us_58235696e4b0d9ce6fc05a41
http://www.kentucky.com/news/politics-government/article114197923.html

SENATOR TOM COTTON THINKS WATERBOARDING ISNT TORTURE

     True to my word, my letter/email campaign for decency starts now. I'm on a mission to civilize. U.S. Senator for Arkansas Tom Cotton on CNN stated that waterboarding captured enemy combatants isnt torture, and that if the military needs to do it, so be it. So, the first question is, whats Waterboarding? According to google, Waterboarding is an interrogation technique simulating the experience of drowning, in which a person is strapped, face up, to a board that slopes downward at the head, while large quantities of water are poured over the face into the breathing passages. That sounds pretty terrible. Is it torture? 

Waterboarding is, in fact, widely considered to meet the definition of torture in the United Nations Convention Against Torture, ratified in 1990 by the U.S. Senate. "Torture," it says, "means any act by which severe pain or suffering, whether physical or mental, is intentionally inflicted on a person for such purpose as obtaining from him or her information of a confession" and when it is done with the consent of anyone acting in an official capacity. The International Committee of the Red Cross also considers waterboarding torture. And the U.S. executed half a dozen Japanese generals after World War II found guilty of torturing American prisoners of war with techniques that included water torture.

Okay, so it is torture, why shouldn't the U.S. torture enemy combatants? 
1. The Senate report on the CIA’s detention and interrogation program represents the most authoritative and comprehensive finding since the US launched its “war on terror” says that torture does not work.
2. Arizona Senator John McCain, who was a POW for five and a half years, says this of torture: "I know from personal experience that the abuse of prisoners will produce more bad than good intelligence. I know that victims of torture will offer intentionally misleading information if they think their captors will believe it. I know they will say whatever they think their torturers want them to say if they believe it will stop their suffering." And most importantly 3. Senator John McCain also says of torture
"the use of torture compromises that which most distinguishes us from our enemies, our belief that all people, even captured enemies, possess basic human rights."

     So, to review, Waterboarding is torture, is not effective and compromises our values and tarnishes our reputation around the world. So, here is my letter, sent to Senator Cotton, asking him to re-consider his position, as his opinion carries more than most (seeing as how hes a U.S. Senator and all).  

To the honorable Senator Cotton,
     I saw on CNN today that you don't believe that Waterboarding is torture. The United Nations Convention Against Torture, ratified in 1990 by the U.S. Senate "Torture," it says, "means any act by which severe pain or suffering, whether physical or mental, is intentionally inflicted on a person for such purpose as obtaining from him or her information of a confession" and when it is done with the consent of anyone acting in an official capacity. The International Committee of the Red Cross also considers waterboarding torture. And the U.S. executed half a dozen Japanese generals after World War II found guilty of torturing American prisoners of war with techniques that included water torture. Also, The Senate report on the CIA's detention and interrogation program represents the most authoritative and comprehensive finding since the US launched its “war on terror” says that torture does not work. Your fellow Senator John McCain I believe would tell you the same. I also believe that it compromises our values as Americans, and tarnishes our reputation around the world. Please re-consider your stance. I'm not one of your constituents, but I feel this is an important issue. Thank you for your time. 

Sincerely, 

(your name here)

You can find Senator Tom Cottons email if you follow the link in the right hand column titled U.S. Senate website.

http://www.cnn.com/2016/11/09/politics/tom-cotton-waterboarding-torture/

http://www.npr.org/2016/02/13/466544830/fact-check-could-the-next-president-bring-back-waterboarding

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2014/dec/09/senate-committee-cia-torture-does-not-work

http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2014/12/John-Mccain-Speech-Senate-Republican-CIA-Torture-Report/383589/

http://www.msnbc.com/msnbc-originals/watch/-trump-doesn-t-speak-for-african-americans-727403075653

MAD ABOUT PRESIDENT TRUMP? IAM TOO, HERES WHY AND WHAT I THINK WE CAN DO.

          A hero of mine growing up was my Uncle Jimmy who was killed in action while fighting the Korean war. He was always revered in my household. We had his letters he sent home while fighting the war. I read those letters more than once. His burial flag was given to my Grandparents and has been at my mothers house on the mantel centerpiece for years now. Veteran service and sacrifice is not something to be sneered at where I come from, or so I thought until this election. When Donald Trump said of John McCain "He’s not a war hero. He was a war hero because he was captured. I like people who weren’t captured." I was livid. You dont say that about any P.O.W. without a huge backlash, particularly if you've never served in any capacity, or so I thought until the election.

     I joined the Marine Corps in 1999 to serve my country for many reasons. Partly because of the example that was set by my Uncle, to better myself and see the world, to protect our country from those who woud do it harm, etc. etc. So I did. While in, I met wonderful people from all over our great nation, serving a common good. A lesson we learn early on is, "there are no black or white Marines, you are all green." So when I hear Donald Trump disparaging any group of people, I can think back to a fellow Marine and think "he's bad mouthing a friend who has served their country." Whether hes talking about Mexican immigrants: "The U.S. has become a dumping ground for everybody else's problems. It's true. And these aren't the best and the finest. When Mexico sends its people, they're not sending their best. They're not sending you. They're not sending you. They're sending people that have lots of problems, and they're bringing those problems with us. They're bringing drugs, they're bringing crime, they're rapists — and some, I assume, are good people." "I think Judge Curiel should be ashamed of himself. I think it’s a disgrace that he’s doing this. ... The judge, who happens to be, we believe, Mexican. ... I think the Mexicans are going to end up loving Donald Trump."

or when he's talking about mistreating women: "You could see there was blood coming out of her eyes, blood coming out of her wherever. In my opinion, she was off-base."

"Look at that face! Would anyone vote for that? Can you imagine that — the face of our next president!?" Or when he declines to disavow racists who hate some of my fellow Marines: "I don’t know. I don’t know, did he endorse me or what’s going on, because, you know, I know nothing about David Duke. I know nothing about white supremacists. ... I have to look at the group. I mean, I don’t know what group you’re talking about. You wouldn’t want me to condemn a group that I know nothing about." All these things and more that I havent listed make me mad. I thought that America agreed with me, until the election. 

     Election night was shameful for our country and my state. The bully won. In spite of everything he said in the above paragraphs and more, hes won. I was rather upset all night, I couldnt sleep thinking about everything that I believe in versus what our countries voters believe. That lead me to think about how the electorate works, that Hillary could still win more votes, perhaps by two hundred thousand, and still lose the election. So, yes, I along with my fellow Democrats have been knocked down to the mat by the bully. That doesnt mean we have to stay there. Like Rockys trainer Micky said "I didnt hear no bell!" If you know me, you know thats not possible for me to do. I'm encouraging you to stand up and fight for what I hope are our shared American values. Heres my plan:

     1. We as Democrats need to show the world (Russia, China, Iran, North Korea) that just because the better, more vote attaining side lost, does not mean we are going to let democracy fail. We have to give President Elect Trump a chance. We need to encourage what few remaining Democrats we have in congress not to just automatically filibuster every bill/appointment that comes through. We need to allow Democracy to work as it was intended, not what the Republicans have done in the last eight years. Obviously, there may come a time when the filibuster may come in handy, but not at first. WE HAVE TO GIVE PRESIDENT TRUMP A CHANCE.

     2. We need to make our voices be heard by our representatives in Congress, regardless of whether or not they are a Democrat or a Republican. WE HAVE TO BE ENGAGED IN THE POLITICAL PROCESS, NOW MORE THAN EVER. I'll try to help. I can post some form letters on here so all you have to do is copy/paste and send a letter/email yourself regarding issues that come up. 

     3. WE NEED TO STAND UP TO BIGOTRY. When we hear our politicians saying bigotted things, we need to call them out on it, via email and social media. We need to shine a spotlight on the hate, so the country cannot ignore it. I'll do my best to share form letters concerning this as well. In the right hand column is the link to the US congress website where you can find email and mailing addresses to all the members of congress.

     4. In 2018 we have a mid-term election, WE NEED TO GET OUT THE VOTE. We have to stress the importance to our family and friends of the importance to get involved.

     5. In 2020 we have to all be involved in the Democratic primary process. If you are a independent, or Never Trump Republican, switch over, help us nominate the best possible candidate, BE INVOLVED IN THE PROCESS!


https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2016/06/17/23-things-donald-trump-has-said-that-would-have-doomed-another-candidate/

A SEASON OF GOVERNING IS NEEDED, NOT DIVISIVE PERSECUTION AFTER THE ELECTION.

     According to the late, great, Senator Robert C. Byrd, there used to be an election season in politics, and a governing season. I've never known such a time it seems, as a teenager I can remember the political witch hunt that was the Bill Clinton impeachment. There is the more recent baseless persecution that President Obama was not born in our country, and therefore not eligible to be our President, led by non-other than the current Republican candidate for President, Donald Trump. Now, Republicans in the US Congress are saying they will continue investigating Hilliary Clinton for anything they can find, should she be elected President. Representative Michael McCaul of Texas says they will continue investigations of emails, whether Clinton wins or not and is talking about possible impeachment. Representative Robert Goodlatte of Virginia is all for continuing the investigation, as is Representative Jason Chaffetz of Utah. Senator Ron Johnson of Wisconsin seems to favor the investigation and possible impeachment of Hillary Clinton. As does Representative Louie Gohmert of Texas. Check my sources below, if I've misrepresented their stances, let me know. If I have, I'll retract my statement.

     Representative Evan Jenkins of WV's third district, my district, seems keen to continue the investigation, but did not speak about the impeachment process in his statement, see the link below.

    Folks, at some point we have to put the rhetoric away and start working together in government. The citizens of our great country do every day. Republican and Democrats work side by side to accomplish tasks pertinent to our jobs, our churches, etc. etc. Republicans and Democrats live together, drive side by side on the roads with civility, why can't our representatives in the government? Remember on November 8th, 2016. America needs to move forward together, with a government that works to continue to build up the middle class, to fix our roads and bridges, to stimulate the economy and so much more. This sort of divisive talk does no one any good.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/wp/2016/11/03/no-honeymoon-for-hillary-congressional-republicans-openly-discussing-impeachment/

http://www.cnn.com/2016/11/02/politics/gop-congressmen-constitutional-crisis/

https://evanjenkins.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/rep-jenkins-fbi-s-reopening-hillary-clinton-email-case-long-overdue

EVAN MCMULLIN MAY GIVE US A NEW COLOR ON THE ELECTORAL MAP!

     Since the 2000 election Republicans have been red, and Democrats have been blue on the election night electoral college map. Those were the colors to choose from, no others, because no other party besides the Republicans or Democrats had won any states electoral votes in a long time, 1968. This election cycle offers the voters of our nation, Utah in particular, a big opportunity.  In the latest Rasmussen poll in Utah, McMullin is running INSIDE the margin of error, Trump 32%, Clinton 24% and McMullin 29% with a plus or minus four margin. So listen up Utah Republicans, heres my pitch for Evan McMullin.....1. Hes anti-abortion 2. Hes a former CIA agent. 3. Hes for repealing Obamacare 4. Hes for gun owners rights 5. Hes been running for President, and as far as I know, hes yet to insult anyone or assault a woman. 6. He graduated from BYU 7. He was a Mormon missionary in Brazil 8. He worked for the U.N. in Jordan. 9. He works for the U.S. House of Representatives Republican conference.

     Now, for the rest of the "Never Trump" crowd. If you want to vote for Hillary Clinton in Utah, I appreciate that, I really do, but shes polling third right now so your vote wont count for as much as it could. Put your vote behind Evan McMullin and keep Utah's 6 electoral votes out of Donald Trumps hands. You'll be glad you did. Evan McMullin is on the ballot in several other states, but he is only competitive in Utah. Thats why this advice for my fellow "Never Trump" voters is for Utah voters only.

     I'm really interested to see what color they would designate for Evan McMullins should he win. I think the most likely color would be white, with green coming in second. So go ahead Utah voters, satisfy our curiosity, ELECT EVAN MCMULLIN FOR U.S. PRESIDENT IN UTAH!

http://www.npr.org/2014/11/13/363762677/the-color-of-politics-how-did-red-and-blue-states-come-to-be

http://fivethirtyeight.com/features/mcmullin-may-need-a-game-changer-to-win-utah/

http://www.270towin.com/2016-polls-clinton-trump/utah/

https://www.evanmcmullin.com/

DID THE F.B.I. VIOLATE THE HATCH ACT AND HUMA ABEDINS FOURTH AMENDMENT RIGHTS?

     The F.B.I. director, James Comey, recently sent a letter to Congress saying that emails had been found that may pertain to Secretary Clinton's handling of classified information, and he was going to look into them. Read the letter in here: 

Dear Messrs Chairmen:

In previous congressional testimony, l referred to the fact that the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) had completed its investigation of former Secretary Clinton's personal email server. Due to recent developments, I am writing to supplement my previous testimony.

In connection with an unrelated case, the FBI has learned of the existence of emails that appear to be pertinent to the investigation. I am writing to inform you that the investigative team briefed me on this yesterday, and I agreed that the FBI should take appropriate investigative steps designed to allow investigators to review these emails to determine whether they contain classified information, as well as to assess their importance to our investigation.

Although the FBI cannot yet assess whether or not this material may be significant, and I cannot predict how long it will take us to complete this additional work, I believe it is important to update your Committees about our efforts in light of my previous testimony.

Sincerely yours,
James B. Comey

     This after, last July the F.B.I. director had stated that Secretary Clinton's actions were careless, but did not recommend that she be prosecuted for that carelessness. The F.B.I. director then sends an email to the F.B.I. employees explaining his action: 

     Of course, we don’t ordinarily tell Congress about ongoing investigations, but here I feel an obligation to do so given that I testified repeatedly in recent months that our investigation was completed. I also think it would be misleading to the American people were we not to supplement the record.  At the same time, however, given that we don’t know the significance of this newly discovered collection of emails, I don’t want to create a misleading impression.  In trying to strike that balance, in a brief letter and in the middle of an election season, there is significant risk of being misunderstood, but I wanted you to hear directly from me about it.  - The Washington Post.

     After the F.B.I. director sent the letter to congress informing them of the F.B.I. looking into new emails, many questions were raised, such as, did F.B.I. director Comey violate the Hatch act? Did the F.B.I. violate the fourth amendment?

First, what is the Hatch act? 

     "The Hatch Act, also known as An Act to Prevent Pernicious Political Activities, is designed to prevent members of the federal government who do not have explicitly political roles — like the president or vice-president — from engaging in political activity." - The Washington Post.

     So, did the F.B.I. director violate the Hatch act? No, I don't think he did. Just because the F.B.I. director is a Republican, it does not mean he is not professional enough to separate his politics from his job. If he went before Congress wearing a "vote for Trump" button, then yes, he would have. He didn't.

     Did the F.B.I. violate Huma Abedines fourth amendment right? First of all, what is the fourth amendment?     

"the right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized." 

The F.B.I. was looking into Anthony Weiner's (Abedin's husband) computer for proof that he was being dirty to a 15 year old. We think that the F.B.I. had a right to look for proof of Weiner's creepiness, not Abedin's professional emails. As you can see in the fourth amendment, looking at everything in the computer not related to Anthony Weiner and his creepy behavior, is unconstitutional. 

     I want to make clear, I'm not a lawyer. I just enjoy reading the news. These are just my opinions, which the articles below helped me form. Some of this is just copy pasted on here from those articles. The Washington Post and The New York Times definitely earn their shared title "the paper of record." I hope this has been helpful. 
     




https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2014/07/17/do-you-work-in-government-have-you-violated-the-hatch-act-lets-investigate/

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-nation/wp/2016/10/28/read-the-letter-comey-sent-to-fbi-employees-explaining-his-controversial-decision-on-the-clinton-email-investigation/?utm_term=.0582064cd097

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/onpolitics/2016/10/28/comey-letter-text/92907470/

https://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/fourth_amendment

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/volokh-conspiracy/wp/2016/10/30/was-it-legal-for-the-fbi-to-expand-the-weiner-email-search-to-target-hillary-clintons-emails/?utm_term=.03c808abe86c