where was the american civil liberties union about that? isn't it strange that they have been remarkably silent? but willy-nilly we have been willing, through one method or another to give to the media whatever method they want to use it, every shred of evidence that exists. and most of it is not evidence. the interesting thing about this, too, is what happened the other day just for example. one thing that apparently the media hadn't had yet was a large document that had 715 pages in it about miscellaneous documents. i was asked and so were the other members of this committee asked, vote for the this that's hardly the way you conduct a good hearing, is it? but that's the way we have been work i working. fortunately, that was defeated. and now another thing that happened the other day, i raised a question, which i thought was a good one. i wanted to know whether or not counsel could advise me as to whether or not the articles of impeachment should be specific. should each article involve a similar subject, i thought it should. and the chair

. >> the american civil liberties union says police officers may not confiscate or demand to view your digital photo or video without a warrant. but antioch police told abc7 news if a person is not willing to turn it over voluntarily, an officer can sometimes seize the device containing the video. the police would have to get a search warrant to retrieve the video from the device. antioch police would not comment on the details of the incident. alan wang, abc7 news. >>> new at 11:00, one person was killed after a trailer with a pizza often broke free from a van. it happened on lakeville highway south of town at 7:30 p.m. it went directly into on coming traffic. he slammed into a car with a family of four inside. one parent was killed. the other parent and two children were rushed to hospital with major injuries. officers are now trying to determine if the trailer was hitched correctly. >>> golden gate park is packed tonight with music fans on the first night of outside lands. but a lot of people didn't get in because they were taken. there are counterfeit tickets given to concert goers

. >> the american civil liberties union says police officers may not confiscate or demand to view your photo or video without a warrant. but antioch police told abc7 news if a person is not willing to turn it over voluntarily, an officer can sometimes seize the device containing the video. the police would have to get a search warrant to retrieve the video from the device. antioch police would not comment on the details of the incident. alan wang, abc7 news. >>> new at 11:00, one person was killed after a trailer with a pizza often broke free from a van. it happened on lakeville highway south of town at 7:30 p.m. it went directly into on coming traffic. he slammed into a car with a family of four inside. one parent was killed. the other parent and two children were rushed to hospital with major injuries. officers are now trying to determine if the trailer was hitched correctly. >>> golden gate park is packed tonight with music fans on the first night of outside lands. but a lot of people didn't get in because they were taken. there are counterfeit tickets given to concert goers. now a

. >> the american civil liberties union says police officers may not confiscate or demand to view your digital photo or video without a warrant. but antioch police told abc7 news if a person is not willing to turn it over voluntarily, an officer can sometimes seize the device containing the video. the police would have to get a search warrant to retrieve the video from the device. antioch police would not comment on the details of the incident. alan wang, abc7 news. >>> new at 11:00, one person was killed after a trailer with a pizza often broke free from a van. it happened on lakeville highway south of town at 7:30 p.m. it went directly into on coming traffic. he slammed into a car with a family of four inside. one parent was killed. the other parent and two children were rushed to hospital with major injuries. officers are now trying to determine if the trailer was hitched correctly. >>> golden gate park is packed tonight with music fans on the first night of outside lands. but a lot of people didn't get in because they were taken. there are counterfeit tickets given to concert goers

could be racially motivated the american civil liberties union has released a report in reaction to the violence in the ferguson the group says historical issues have created a climate of racial profiling targeting the black population human rights advocates stressed of that young black americans in particularly are subjected to killings beatings and are otherwise harassed by police even when they're doing nothing wrong . another story of over the top police actions this time back across the atlantic coming up after a short break watching our two international. those who want to get involved to stop isis in iraq are allied with isis in syria we still should be doing everything we can to support the free syrian opposition who will continue to provide military assistance and advice to the iraqi government and kurdish forces as they battle these terrorists. as russia and the west continue to drift apart into a new cold war russia's worldview of international politics is largely neglected in western media and in the halls of power russia will defend its national interest and also has its ow

could be racially motivated the american civil liberties union has released a report in reaction to the violence in ferguson the group says historical issues have created a climate of racial profiling targeting the black population human rights advocates to stress that young black americans in particular are subjected to killings beatings and are otherwise harassed by police even when they are doing nothing wrong. at least ten people were injured five of them seriously when mounted riot police charged and demonstrators in sweden on saturday police horses trampled several people while one man was hit by a van several people were arrested a plan to rally against the swedish neo nazi party spiraled out of control in the city of mama as clashes erupted between police and protesters it all started when around fifteen hundred activists gathered to disrupt a speech by the leader of the swedish neo nazi party tension mounted when firecrackers and smoke bombs were thrown and rest comes ahead of the country's parliamentary vote. and one is after the break here on t.v. national. the west introduce

could be reached the motivated the american civil liberties union has released a report a reaction to the violence in missouri the group sees the start of polish use have created a climate of racial profiling targeting the black population human rights advocates stressed that young black americans in particular are subjected to killings beatings and are otherwise harassed by police even when they're doing nothing wrong . another story of police brutality this time in europe coming up after a short break. but those who want to get involved to stop isis in iraq are allied with isis in syria we still should be doing everything we can to support the free syrian opposition we will continue to provide military assistance and advice to the iraqi government and kurdish forces as they battle these terrorists. eugenics but eugenics vulgarize ation of darwin science punishment for an uncommitted crying i was never really stolen from believing in eighty feebleminded still today for the few i don't know why. but i still don't know why genetic improvement through forced sterilization the basis for

could be racially motivated the american civil liberties union has released a report in reaction to the violence in ferguson the group says historical issues have created a climate of racial profiling targeting the black population human rights advocates stressed about young black americans and particularly subjected to killings beatings and are otherwise harassed by police even when they are doing nothing wrong. another story of over the top police actions of this time in europe coming up later in the program. and horrific video of an american journalist being beheaded by a jihadist from the islamic state group has left the whole world terrified before his own killing the man who was forced to read a statement blaming the u.s. for his death also chilling the was the revelation that his killer is likely to be a radicalized britain according to media sources british intelligence has already identified him through voice recognition in the video the jihadist says the beheading is in retaliation for u.s. airstrikes on iraq the islamic state has also threatened to execute another captive ame

american civil liberties union had concerns about law enforcement agencies using drones for things like search warrants and surveillance >> if you're a fan of photography these are finalists in the first-ever photography contest. some spent days camped out in extreme locations to get that shot. and it paid off. >> it's a great shot of this penguin. this penguin is so cute. >> circle of life. other pictures show a mid-air attack and there is a ocean wave. winners will be awarded tonight. >> new information shows california's historic drought is getting worse. take a look at the map. you can see the bay area in what is called exceptional drought conditions. this is the first time more than half of the state hit that level of drought since the federal government began issuing regular reports in 1990s. >> the oyster farm closed it's retail operations late today. and more on a last-ditch attempt to keep it going. this familiar-owned farm was forced to shut down. >> today was a more emotional day i've ever had. sharing tears with the staff when opening the last oyster. >> national park servic

could be racially motivated the american civil liberties union has released a report in reaction to the violence in ferguson the group says the story of the shoes created a climate of racial profiling targeting the black population human rights advocates stress thoughts young black americans in particular are subjected to killings beatings and are otherwise harassed by police even when they're doing nothing wrong . another story of over the top police actions this time back across the atlantic coming up after a short break. those who want to get involved to stop isis in iraq are allied with isis in syria but we still should be doing everything we can to support the free syrian opposition we will continue to provide military assistance and advice to the iraqi government and kurdish forces as they battle these terrorists. and west into new sanctions against russia and obviously russia retaliated and. confrontational rather it goes on and on what do you think about sanctions that isn't a way of solving economy and business hostage to politics is russia did invade east ukraine i mean that i

american civil liberties union had concerns about law enforcement agencies using drones for things like search warrants and surveillance >> if you're a fan of photography these are finalists in the first-ever photography contest. some spent days camped out in extreme locations to get that shot. and it paid off. >> it's a great shot of this penguin. this penguin is so cute. >> circle of life. other pictures show a mid-air attack and there is a ocean wave. winners will be awarded tonight. >> new information shows california's historic drought is getting worse. take a look at the map. you can see the bay area in what is called exceptional drought conditions. this is the first time more than half of the state hit that level of drought since the federal government began issuing regular reports in 1990s. >> the oyster farm closed it's retail operations late today. and more on a last-ditch attempt to keep it going. this familiar-owned farm was forced to shut down. >> today was a more emotional day i've ever had. sharing tears with the staff when opening the last oyster. >> national park servic

>> reporter: the american civil liberty's union said that detainees are not getting proper represen representation. they filed a lawsuit that allow undocumented migrants to be deported without first speaking to an attorney. the grouped said central american women and children detained in new mexico were not allowed to present their cases for asylum. >>> two suspects in a 20-hour stand off are now facing charges. they had been charged with attempted murder, home invasion, kidnapping and sexual assault. the two men broke into a home in harvey, illinois, and ended up barricading themselves inside the house and taking two adults and six children hostage. >>> heavy rain and mudslide damaged homes in washington state. two highways in north central washington remain shut. washington highway patrol said a dozen motorists were marooned but no one was hurt. another round of thunderstorms and flash flooding is forecasted for this evening. >>> parts of chicago saw heavy rain. suburbs were hit particularly hard last night. some homes and streets were completely covered with water. the school district in the su

american civil liberties union filed a motion to stop the police from requiring people to march whileonstrating. tonight according to the recording of the st. louis post dispatch newspaper the motion was denied by a federal judge now, what started this stand off we're still watching some 45 minutes after it began? we know someone, or a number of somebodies through bottles the a group of police. that is when the sound cannons went off and when the mpolice have been moving in a tactical formation. it seems to have worked. is it a feeling that there is a stand down or is it still tense? >> well, i heard you ask a question before where did all of the demonstrators go? i can show you. they retreated north here. the old husk of the quick trip convenience store that was ground 0 for the demonstration. police largely moved everybody away from this property earlier in the day. they were interested in this crowd that left, the south end, if you will of florissant avenue and came in this direction. >> seems we lost mike tobin's audio at the moment. we'll come back to this location where demonstr

american civil liberties union filed a motion to stop the police from requiring people to march whilerating. tonight according to the recording of the st. louis post dispatch newspaper the motion was denied by a federal judge now, what started this stand off we're still watching some 45 minutes after it began? we know someone, or a number of somebodies through bottles the a group of police. that is when the sound cannons went off and when the mpolice have been moving in a tactical formation. it seems to have worked. is it a feeling that there is a stand down or is it still tense? >> well, i heard you ask a question before where did all of the demonstrators go? i can show you. they retreated north here. the old husk of the quick trip convenience store that was ground 0 for the demonstration. police largely moved everybody away from this property earlier in the day. they were interested in this crowd that left, the south end, if you will of florissant avenue and came in this direction. >> seems we lost mike tobin's audio at the moment. we'll come back to this location where demonstrator

tactics against the white collar guys in the white house that they discovered that the american civil liberties union maybe had it right. host: john -- chief of staff. guest: they resigned because of their involvement in watergate and he had to take them to camp david and ask them to resign. it was a very poignant moment that night that he calls i believe halderman and he starts talking about them as brothers, you can feel the pain in his voice and all i can think of when i hear that tape is this is a guy who lost his dearly-beloved younger brother to a disease and his admired golden boy of the family older brother to a long war with tuberculosis and all i can think of when i hear that tape is that nixon is identifying this loss with the pain of that loss in his past. they were his closest confidants. host: how about john mitchell and magruder? guest: people like to say we still don't know who ordered the watergate burglary and it's because one of them is lying. my personal feeling although it's totally unreliable is that mitchell gave a wink to magruder to go ahead. host: rosemary wood. guest: loyal

according to a new study by the american civil liberties union which is calling for an end to consentual searches of vehicles during traffic stops. the aclu reviews law-enforcement data over a tenure. and found clear evidence of what many african-americans and latinos have long since ths. more likely to be searched during traffic stops the rate was lower with illinois state police but still more than twice as likely. but the aclu review found whites were more likely to have drugs and contraband during vehicle searches. cpb and state police dispute the study pointing to department training programs to combat racial or falling, the state police spokeswoman says trippers are trained not to request consent for a search unless there is reasonable suspicion. the study found similar results statewide, blacks and latinos marc twice as likely to be asked for consensual vehicle searches. but it was white some who were nearly 50 percent more likely to possess drugs or contraband. back to you. >> advisers are on their way to northern iraq, where islamist militants continue to sieze more territory. t

we note that the aclu, the american civil liberties union filed a suit to force the police department at ferguson to disclose the name of the officer whose gunshot and killed young michael brown. >> joining us at this hour is adoll fuss prue it, and works with the state and aacp. i understand that you have been in touch, constant touch, with michael brown's parents, as late as today. what do they think about the developments and their concerns? >> they had a chance to meet with the folks from the justice department in d.c., a chance to meet the u.s. attorney locally, and a lot of folks that have to deal with the situation. i think they feel fairly confident and comfortable that the federal government is moving in the right direction as relates to determining what went wrong and who to hold responsible. and they also had a brief conversation i know, with eric holder. so they are - the attorney-general of the united states. >> yes, i think he gave them some condolences directly. i don't know the content of the conversation. i imagine what he would have told someone at this time of need.

been following the data broker industry for years, first as a privacy lawyer for the american civil liberties unionor of public policy. he's currently advising tech companies and app makers. sparapani thinks people would be stunned to learn the kind of information that's being gathered about them and that could end up in their profiles: religion, ethnicity, political affiliations, user names income, and family medical history. and that's just for openers. what about medications? >> sparapani: certainly. you can buy, from any number of data brokers, by malady, the lists of individuals in america who are afflicted with a particular disease or condition. >> kroft: alcoholism? >> sparapani: yes. absolutely. >> kroft: depression? >> sparapani: certainly. >> kroft: psychiatric problems? >> sparapani: no question. >> kroft: history of genetic problems? >> sparapani: yes. cancer, heart disease, you name it, down to the most rare and... and unexpected maladies. >> kroft: sexual orientation? >> sparapani: of course. >> kroft: how do they determine that? >> sparapani: well, based on a series of other data poi

the american civil liberties union with this paper we have just seen has filed a lawsuit saying theythe name. as i read the law, it's sort of a close question over whether there is this exception for -- when the person might be in danger. but they also have the public safety issue of the public demanding this name. you can always protect a person. he can have police protection, but the fact that the citizens of ferguson and of missouri and of the country don't know who did this is significant. there's a significant public interest. does this guy have a prior record of bad shootings? does he have a prior record of humanitarian actions? all of that, we'd want to know and can't know unless his name is public. >> he addressed the website anonymous put out a anytime. the police chief said the name is inaccurate. there were death threats against this individual whose name was mistakenly put out there by anonymous. >> certainly what anonymous is doing isn't right either, but this is what happens when you don't fill an information gap with accurate information. you have people fill iing it w

. >> a recent study by the american civil liberties union, the aclu entitled war comes home, the excessive militarization of policing found that of 800, 7% were for the original purpose, like the hostage situation. 80% were to exercise police units. swat was established in 1967, here in loss -- los angeles. the unit was comprised of volunteers from within the l.a. md. an l.a.p.d. inspector named the platoon special weapons assault team. that name was rented for sounding -- rejected for sounding like a military unit. military culture seeped into police departments. a culture celebrated in videos like this one, produced by a company that markets equipment to s.w.a.t. teams. >> when you look at the culture of the police departments, when you see some of their recruiting videos, their officers conduct themselves in an aimpressive fashion, acting and dressinglike soldiers. this is part of the culture of american policing. a culture under scrutiny. >>> we are joined by david harris, law enforcement expert at the university of pittsburgh, where he is a professor of law. let's talk about how it go

. >> a recent study by the american civil liberties union, the aclu, entitled "war comes home: the excessive militarization of american policing," found that of almost 800 s.w.a.t. raids, only 7% were for the original purpose, like a hostage situation. almost 80% were to execute search warrants. it's widely believed that the first prominent police unit for special weapons and tactics or s.w.a.t. was established in 1967 right here in los angeles. initially consistenting of 15 teams of four men each, the unit was surprised of volunteers from within the lapd, an lapd inspector initially named the platoon special weapons assault team, but after popular protest that name was rejected for sounding too much like a military unit. but lynch argues military culture has seeped into police departments nonetheless. a culture celebrated in videos like this one produced by a company that markets equipment to s.w.a.t. teams. >> when you look at the culture of the police departments, when you see some of their recruiting videos that they put on the police department websites, their officers are conducting th

. >> the american civil liberties union say police officers may not confiscate or demand to view your digital photos or video without a warrant. but antioch police told abc7 news, if a person is not willing to turn it over voluntarily, an officer can sometimes seize the device containing the video. the police would have to get a search warrant to retrieve the video from the device. and yok police would not comment on the details of the incident. in antioch, allen wong, abc7 news. >>> and police are investigating a deadly accident last night near petaluma. one person killed after a trailer with a pizza oven broke free from a van and crashed into a family car. the massive oven came loose from the van on lakeville highway south of petaluma at 7:30 last night. it went directly into oncoming traffic. it slammed into a car of a family of four inside. one parent was killed, the other parent and two children were rushed to hospital with major injuries. >>> a golden gate park was packed with music fans on the first night of outsideland. a lot people didn't get in because they got taken. police

tactics against the white-collar guys in the white house that they discovered maybe the american civil liberties union had it right. >> john oldman and bob holman? >> there was a very poignant one was his chief of staff and one was his chief counsel, in 1973 they resign because of their involvement in watergate. he had to take them to camp david and asked them to. very poignant moment that night where he called haldeman. he is torn up. he starts talking about them as brothers, you are my brothers. you can feel the pain in his voice. all i can think of when i hear that tape is this is a guy who lost his dearly beloved younger and is to a disease admired golden boy of the brother, the older brother, trent longmore and tuberculosis -- to a longmore and tuberculosis -- long war and tuberculosis. >> his longtime campaign manager, john mitchell? >> he was a mystery man. never happened, never approved it. the general said, yes, you did. people like to say we still don't know who ordered the watergate burglary. it is because one of them is lying. my personal feeling is mitchell gave some sort of wink and ma g

deported in less than two years and the united states catholic conference of bishops and the american civil liberties union have already registered their strong opposition to the bill. i'm confident there are many more who would oppose this legislation because it seeks to roll back protections supported by civil rights' organizations, religious organizations, colleges, labor unions and national education and national organizations. mr. speaker, i reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves the balance of his time. the gentleman from virginia. mr. goodlatte: i would yield to the the gentleman from texas and i yield to the gentleman from texas. mr. gohmert: thank you very much, mr. chairman. there is a section in the bill that we passed that the attorney general who is currently under contempt of congress will appoint the 40 new immigration judges established in the bill, a number of us have a problem with that and i know that concerns you. i believe you have agreed to work on a solution going forward and attempt to craft a solution that would be acceptable? mr. goodlatte:

. >>> the american civil liberties union has been worried about the growing militarization of the policeor a long time. in june it published a report highlighting cases in which innocent people were killed. i want to bring in venita gupta, the director of the aclu's center for justice. first i want to read a couple of stats from your report. this is what part of the report says. the amount of military equipment being used by local and state police police increased dramatically. the value of property transferred through a defense department program went from $1 million in 1990 to $324 million in 1995, and to nearly $450 million in 2013. why is this happening? >> well, part of it is that we have a surplus from the wars that we have fought overseas, and there is a need to figure out what to do with them, and so increasingly, we are seeing local police departments getting very easy access to this equipment and i think a very serious concern for the aclu is the complete lack of meanful oversight and transparency and accountability. we did this report and it was hard for us to get information

. >> the american civil liberties union said police may not confiscate or demand to view your videos or digital material without a warrant. gusty winds they told at bc7 news that if a person is not willing to turn it over voluntarily, they said an officer can sometimes seize the device containing the video. the police would have to get a search warrant to retrieve the video from the device. antioch police would not comment on the details of the incident. in antioch, alan wang, abc7 news. >> the police are investigating a deadly accident last night near petaluma. one person was killed after a trailer with a pizza oven broke free from a van and crashed into a family car. the massive oven came loose at 7:30 last night. it was south of petaluma. it went directly into oncoming traffic. the oven slammed into a car with a family of four inside. one parent was killed. the other parent and two children were rushed to the hospital with major injuries. >>> golden gate park was packed with music fans on the first night of outside lands. but a lot of people didn't get in because they got taken. p

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joining the division, sarah worked for the new jersey institute for social justice and the american civil liberties union aclu. she received her ba from the university of virginia. i hear that we have a jefferson scholar in the room? okay. so you guys need to connect before you leave. her inmate from the university of cambridge and her j.d. from xlum -- from columbia. we have robert l. listen b. i just call him "bob." bob is the administrator for the office of juvenile justice. before his appointment, mr. liftonbee was the chief of the juvenile defender association for philadelphia for about 16 years and was a trial lawyer with the association for 27 years. he was instrumental in creating the juvenile defender association of pennsylvania throughout his career here, he has served on multiple state and national organizations and commissions that addvocate for gender, race and ethnic fairness in the treatment of juveniles and improvements to juvenile justice policy and juvenile indigent defense including the national legal aid and defender association, the national juvenile defender center. he was -- he ser

a report by the american civil liberties union found the amount of goods transferred through the militaryurplus program rose in value from $1 million in 1990 to nearly $450 million in 2013. with officers using equipment designed for the battlefield on city streets, the citizens of ferguson feel they are being treated like the enemies. senator bernie sanders recently posted on facebook the shooting of an unarmed person is unacceptable, i support calls for a thorough federal investigation and in the meantime people have a right to peacefully protest. police must be seen as part of the community and not an occupying force. senator sanders joins me tonight. appreciate your time. police are treating residents of ferguson like they are the enemy. that's the comments that's coming back to us here. how can this dynamic be changed when there's such a show of brut force and, of course, the state national guard has been called out another show of force. what about all of this, senator? >> well, ed, if there's any silver lining in the tragedy of ferguson, is that i hope we learn very important lesson

the american civil liberties union in missouri has just today filed a lawsuit, saying that exception doesn't apply. we want the name. it's frankly, as i read the law, kind of a hard question. i don't know how a court will come out. frankly, just given the size of this police department, it's only about 60 people. i have to believe this name is going to come out correctly through the news media sooner rather than later. but this lawsuit is now proceeding as well. >> you bring up the size of the police force, which gets me to my next point. and yes, we heard from missouri governor jay nixon a while ago and he sort of alluded to, you know, shifts, operational shifts. we don't know the specificity to what he was referring. but we'll hear from him in two hours. it could be on the police force, maybe not. but i have heard you on tv saying that it seems to you that the police department in ferguson, missouri, does not seem up to the task of protecting its citizens. that they're in over their heads. >> reporter: absolutely. you know, crowd control is a skill that law enforcement learns. it c

we also note that the aclu, the american civil liberties union has filed a suit to force the police department at ferguson to disclose the name of the officer whose gunshot and killed young michael brown. joining us at this hour is mr. pruitt. he is the chairman of the st. louis naacp and also works with the state naacp. and i wanted to ask you. i understand that you have been in touch, constant touch with michael brown's parents, even masaslate as today. what do you think about the developments and their concerns at this point? >> you know, they have had a chance to meet with the folks from the justice department in d.c. had a chance to meet the u.s. attorney here locally. and a lot of folks who have to deal with this situation. and i think that they feel very confident and comfortable that the federal government is moving in the right direction as it relates to trying to determine what went wrong and who to hold responsible. and they also had a brief conversation, i know, with the -- with eric holder. >> the attorney general of the united states, they spoke to him directly? >> you yeah, i th

tonight there is a challenge from american civil liberties union.t was ruled police do have the right to keep people moving along. until this moment they appeared to be complying. correct? >> yes. you didn't have people forming groups. it seems when you get a group piled up like now, and this looks like it's in response to guys they want to clear out of the road. when you get a group that forms up, trouble seems to form out of the group. order comes to get back, get back. and i can't get a look at what the issue is. now. you've got demonstrators trying to square off with police. i want to go into this direction. there is a lot of shoving further north from where the police are. some demonstrators were trying to make a human chain, trying to prevent aggressive demonstrators from creating a clash. so it doesn't have to be within demonstrators. there, you can see people with the foods on and masks. then, you have one man there becoming so well known, trying to calm the crowd. you've got the ear-splitting noise of the l-rad. you've got people trying to

in october the american civil liberty union issued a report finding that, and i quote: police arrest blacks for marijuana possession at higher rates than whites in every county in maryland, end of quote. accounting for 58% of arrests for marijuana possession. these disparities have a real impact on people's lives. an arrest for even a small amount of marijuana can disqualify a perp for public -- a perp for public housing, student financial aid or even employment for life. these are the exact opportunities that so many low income individuals need to lift themselves out of poverty. i think the president was exactly right when he said last week middle class kids don't get locked up for smoking pot. poor kids do. the african-american kids and that tee know kids -- latino kids are more likely to be poor and less likely to have the resources and support to avoid unduly harsh penalties, and i would add to the that records, criminal records that remain with them for a lifetime. for these reasons maryland has chosen to decrease penalties to 90 days for possession of marijuana in small amounts

where was the american civil liberties union about that? isn't it strange that they have been remarkably silent? but willy-nilly we have been willing, through one method or another to give to the media whatever method they want to use it, every shred of evidence that exists. and most of it is not evidence. the interesting thing about this, too, is what happened the other day just for example. one thing that apparently the media hadn't had yet was a large document that had 715 pages in it about miscellaneous documents. i was asked and so were the other members of this committee asked, vote for the this that's hardly the way you conduct a good hearing, is it? but that's the way we have been work i working. fortunately, that was defeated. and now another thing that happened the other day, i raised a question, which i thought was a good one. i wanted to know whether or not counsel could advise me as to whether or not the articles of impeachment should be specific. should each article involve a similar subject, i thought it should. and the chair

. >> the review of data from the civil liberties union found a clear disparity in how long forssmann handle traffic stops. >> the african- american drivers across the state of illinois are twice as likely to be asked for consent to search their car. everybody consents. it is a very course of sort of thing. >> the aclu says it was lights that were 50 percent more likely to have drugs and contraband. chicago and state police defused the findings and no ongoing training programs to combat racial profiling. some believe the problem is far more complex. >> and it is more social and cultural than anything. the officers grew up in a certain garment themselves. that would affect views on things of course. >> compilation of data has been acquired. a 2003 measure sponsored by state senator barack obama. the aclu says the latest data indicates the state should no longer allow consentual search is. >> he or she ought to have a reason that they can define articulate and defend. it should not be because they do not like you or they do not like the looks of you. >> consentual search as make up his small percentage of all traffic stops. racial d