Clay Higgins

The difficulties in drug courts, in reality, as compared to the programs that are created by, passed by bureaucrats...

In Louisiana, the state that I'm proud to represent, we have 49 programs state-wide.

Only with a substantial increase in Federal support and a national commitment to expanding community-based treatment will we have even the basic tools to combat this epidemic.

By the latest estimate, last year opioids took the lives of over 70,000 Americans.

I don't believe there is a State law that would--that would deny an armed or unarmed security guard from responding to a threat within their given perimeter.

I find it difficult to believe your statement was----

So how many times has the FBI provided notice to criminal defendants that face recognition was used in their case?

But looking at almost 25 percent of local and state law enforcement posting hateful things on social media, that tells me there's a culture problem in law enforcement in this country.

Probable cause is the standard for arrest. Beyond a reasonable doubt or the shadow of a doubt is the standard for conviction.

We should watch this technology closely and protect the rights of American citizens. We should also recognize that this can be a very valuable tool for law enforcement and to fight crime in our country.

The dollars must follow the emerging threat.

Would you agree that recent data and public social media posts indicate that infiltration by White supremacists is still a national security threat?

I am concerned that the FBI is not fully complying with this notice obligation when it comes to the use of facial recognition.

The FBI's Black identity extremist designation could potentially categorize and criminalize Black activists and supportive organizations.

That tells me there's a culture problem in law enforcement in this country.

In 2006, the FBI warned of the potential consequences of White supremacist groups infiltrating local and state law enforcement.

We should all oppose terrorism in every form, but the FBI's decision to use the color of someone's skin as a tool to identify terrorists takes our country back to dark days.

The prudent thing to do would be to hit the pause button.

I have fought for years to free people from prison who were wrongfully convicted and that is where this is going because of lax rules and regulations and technology.

If Members of Congress can be falsely matched with a mug shot data base, what should be the concern for the average American about the use of facial recognition?

I was allegedly misidentified using this technology along with 27 other Members of Congress--disproportionately black and brown members.

The use of facial recognition technology has already generated a heated debate on whether it is a necessary tool to combat crime or an unlawful breach of privacy.

Many Americans are dying from this poison pouring across our border. I would concur.

Securing our borders and maintaining our very sovereignty is perhaps the single most important mission the Federal Government should accomplish and is certainly not squandering.

The American people certainly do recognize the well-established fact that politicians and bureaucrats in the District of Columbia squander the money seized from the paychecks of working Americans.