Issue Position: Privacy & Protection

Issue Position

Our Fourth Amendment protects citizens from unreasonable searches and our Second Amendment protects our right to keep and carry arms.

American families and individuals have long enjoyed privacy when it comes to our personal lives, our health, our finances and our beliefs. It is one of the founding principles setting us apart from the rest of the world. We are under increased scrutiny by numerous federal agencies who believe our privacy and right to protect ourselves can be eliminated in the name of national security. Our privacy cannot be ignored for the sake of security. I will fight to ensure that Idaho laws are in place and enforced so that Idaho residents enjoy the privacy and protection we desire. I am against drone use on Idaho citizens, illegal searches, and collection and storage of personal and medical information by government agencies.

I believe that every law-abiding citizen has the right to keep and bear arms for protection, recreation, or sport. The Second Amendment is a clearly worded Constitutional right that I will defend. The constitution was not written by the government to tell the people what rights they had, but written by the people to direct the government by carefully outlining its limited rights and power. I believe the State of Idaho is best equipped to deal with gun issues, not the federal government. I am a National Rifle Association member and have a concealed weapons permit.

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