Mike Luke on Government Reform

	Mike Luke on Government Reform

No surveillance of people; but surveillance of government ok

Government seems exempted from so many of the laws and standards it subjects the people to directly and indirectly. I believe all levels of government entities (federal, state and local) should be subject to the same laws and standards it imposes on the people.

Government agencies that illegally conduct surveillance on individuals should be considered for termination and its employees that participated in the act prosecuted. Although we have laws protecting whistle blowers, those laws are not being upheld or respected by too many in our court system. It appears it's time to examine and strengthen laws protecting whistle blowers.

It should further be enacted that it is allowable to record the actions of any government servant (not just cops) while interacting with the people or being observed conducting official and public acts. A law should be passed that consent of the government servant or notice to the servant is not required to record them while doing their job.

Source: 2018 Washington Senatorial campaign website Luke4Senate.com , Mar 31, 2018

All levels of government should practice what they preach

I believe all levels of government entities (federal, state and local) should be subject to the same laws and standards it imposes on the people. Government agencies at all levels such as the IRS and state child support enforcement agencies should be required to go through the same civil and criminal court system others have to endure to prosecute or levy penalties on individuals and businesses by showing a court probable cause for their actions. Source: 2018 Washington Senatorial campaign website Luke4senate.com , Feb 22, 2018

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