System fails when people with ability don’t have authority and people with authority don’t have ability.

I will lobby tirelessly in cooperation with other mayors around the country to insure that federal funding for our recently added police officers continues.

Self-determination could mean independence, confederacy, federal and autonomy.

My effectiveness is best placed in solving problems through federal solutions.

I don’t bow down to the federal government.

This is not to condone torture, which is still prohibited by the Torture Convention and federal criminal law.

Musicians burn through more cash than the Federal Reserve.

Intellectually and compassionately explaining the reason freedom works is required for credibility.

I don’t think the federal government should be a part of everything. I think that governing should be done state-by-state… so that you can tailor your governing to the people’s needs.