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BY: Chandler Gill March 16, 2017 11:34 am

Former Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton is having a biographical film made about her gap year.The movie is called "When I'm a Moth" andis currently in production,Teen Voguereported on Wednesday.

The actress portraying Clinton,Addison Timlin, spoke about the "nuanced" take on the film, which is centered around her gap year after law school that she spentin Alaska. According toTeen Vogue, some have compared the biopic to the film "Wild," jokingly calling it "HRC in the Wild."

Timlin said that the movie is "less about" the time period in her life and "[more] about how her life from that point forward will be lived in a very specific way as to not disturb anyoneto become a very well-liked person."

She said that Clinton knew the future track of her career would depend on how well she was liked, and that women "all over the world" deal with this sort of bias.

"I think it was all intentional, but I dont think it was disingenuous," Timlin said,addingthat she believes Clinton "always tried to be liked."

"I think a lot of people feel that way about Hillary Clinton, that shes always tried to be liked and thats what people have veered away from," she said. "Its interesting, but I think its something, unfortunately, women all over the world deal with in every waythis tragic need to be liked."

Timlinsummed this up to being the, "tragic need of being liked."

"Its interesting, but I think its something, unfortunately, women all over the world deal with in every waythis tragic need to be liked," she said.

Timlin also noted her devastationwhen Clinton lost the 2016 presidential election to President Donald Trump.

"I was devastated, especially because I thought she was super fucking capable," she said. "I dont think any of us expected what happened to happenbut in that way, it kind of gives the movie another shape."

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Texan Democrat Wendy Davis says Hillary Clinton lost the 2016 election in a "misogynistic climate" and said women in opposition to President Trump have decided to shed their "good girl" behavior.

The former lawmaker from Texas whose 11-hour filibuster against an anti-abortion bill in 2014 shot her to national prominence, said her failed 2014 Texas gubernatorial bid and the 2016 election showed that the U.S., both on the state and national level, still needs to get passed a stigma that women can't lead in an executive role as well as men.

"We have work to do not just in helping to reframe the way men may view women as leaders, but how women view women as leaders, particularly in executive offices," she told Vox.

Davis said she was "devastated" by Clinton's 2016 loss because it would have been a chance to showcase how well a woman could lead.

"Not only did I believe she would win, but I knew she was going to be an extraordinary president, and she was going to leave that legacy of demonstrating how incredibly not just capable, but talented, women can be in those roles," Davis said.

Since the election, Davis noted that she's witnessed an uptick in women speaking out, exhibiting their feminism, pointing to the success of the Women's March on Washington.

"The Women's March was just the most extraordinary thing I've ever seen, and it was a display of this kind of pent-up "good girl" behavior that we've all been up to for a long time, where we've struggled to go along and get along," Davis said. "I think some of us have suffered from the idea that if we navigate our way more subtly through the challenges we face as women, that that will somehow serve our ultimate goal."

She said because Clinton lost in "a misogynistic climate against a candidate who had exhibited tremendous sexism and misogyny." That result, she added, was "like a big cold splash of water in all of our faces that we decided, 'No more being nice.'"

"It's not that we're being ugly now, but we're being much more assertive, and we're not demurring to the idea that this isn't a conversation that we should have, and I'm really encouraged by that," Davis said. "And, while we did not break that glass ceiling that ultimate one we took a big leap forward in moving the gender equality conversation in a powerful way, and I think we're going to sustain it."

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TheNew Yorker is reporting that theOnion is having a hard time satirizing a president who is already outrageous.

In the piece, which focuses on the struggles of an average pitch meeting, we learn what the front page would have looked like ifHillary Clinton had become President.

FromtheNew Yorker:

There were some really good Hillary-wins headlines, Ben Berkley, the managing editor, said, pulling up a never-published front page on his laptop. In a giant font: Desperate woman settles for asshole nation without much money. Below that: Now, Sisters, Destroy These Tools of Our Oppression! Shrieks Victorious Hillary Clinton While Brandishing Fistful of Severed Penises. And beneath a headshot of a smug Trump: Trump immediately concedes election after discovering object of desire is 240 years old.

Maybe they can repurpose those headlines if it is, in fact, true that the former Secretary of State is planning to run for Mayor of New York.

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Kentucky conservative SenatorRand Paul reintroduced S. 642, theFAIR(Fifth Amendment Integrity Restoration)Acton Wednesday. The intention of the bill isto protect property owners rights and restore the Fifth Amendments role in civil forfeiture proceedings.Rep. Tim Walberg (R-MI) has introduced companion legislation (H.R. 1555) in the U.S. House of Representatives, read an official statement from his office on Thursday.

Specifically, the bill looks to target and limit civil asset forfeiture of citizens who have not been convicted of a crime.

The federal government has made it far too easy for government agencies to take and profit from the property of those who have not been convicted of a crime, said Paulin his statement. TheFAIRActwill protect Americans Fifth Amendment rights from being infringed upon by ensuring that government agencies no longer profit from taking the property of U.S. citizens without due process. It guards against abuse while maintaining the ability of courts to order the surrender of proceeds of crime.

Over the past few years, weve seen a wave of stories where the government unjustly seized property from innocent Americans without charging them with a crime, explainedRep. Walberg, in the same statement.These types of abuses of civil asset forfeiture laws should be a clarion call to reform the system and uphold the constitutional rights of the American people. Thats why Im committed to championing the FAIR Act, which includes comprehensive and bipartisan reforms to limit the scope of the governments forfeiture powers and protect individual rights.

The FAIR Act has the backing of some major organizations in politics, includingHeritage Action, the American Civil Liberties Union, Institute for Justice, FreedomWorks, National Federation of Independent Business, National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, Drug Policy Alliance, Americans for Tax Reform, and Campaign for Liberty, according to Pauls statement.

Dr. Rand Pauls S. 642, the Fifth Amendment Integrity Restoration (FAIR)Act:

Eliminates Equitable Sharing: The federal equitable sharing program allows state law enforcement officers to turn seized property over to federal officials for forfeitureand get up to 80% of the proceeds of the forfeited property. The FAIR Act ends equitable sharing and ensures that law enforcement cannot ignore state law.

Restores Principle of Innocent Until Proven Guilty: Under current law, federal law enforcement agencies may take property suspected of involvement in crime without charging the property owner with a crime. The FAIR Act places on the government the burden to show that a property owner consented to his property being used in a crime by a third party (or that the property owner was willfully blind to the criminal activity).

Requires Clear and Convincing Evidence: Under current law, the government need only prove by a preponderance of the evidence that a defendants property was used for an illegal purpose to forfeit the property. The FAIR Act would require that the government prove its case by the higher standard of clear and convincing evidence.

Protects the Right to Counsel: Under current law, property owners can receive appointed counsel due to indigency only if (1) they request it, and (2) their home has been seized. The FAIR Act would ensure that owners have the opportunity to receive representation in all civil forfeiture proceedings.

Removes the Profit Incentive: Law enforcement should be motivated by public safety, not financial rewards. The FAIR Act would restore the rule in which the proceeds of forfeiture go to the Treasurys General Fund, where Congress can appropriate the money for any purpose.

Reforms IRS Seizures: The FAIR Act requires that the IRS prove that the defendant knowingly deposited funds with criminal intent before they can seize the property. It also requires that a probable cause hearing be held no later than 14 days after the IRS seizes funds under the pretense of a structuring violation.

Enacts Strong Reporting Requirements: The Department of Justice will be required to compile and publish the percentage of its seizures that were subjected to civil and criminal asset forfeiture.

The push against civil asset forfeiture has been gaining momentum as just the other day, sitting Supreme Court JusticeClarence Thomashas questioned its necessity, specifically highlighting the procedures effect on minority groups.

These forfeiture operations frequently target the poor and other groups least able to defend their interests in forfeiture proceedings, Thomas wrote. Perversely, these same groups are often the most burdened by forfeiture. They are more likely to use cash than alternative forms of payment, like credit cards, which may be less susceptible to forfeiture. And they are more likely to suffer in their daily lives while they litigate for the return of a critical item of property, such as a car or a home, Thomas toldthe Huffington Post.

The value collected by law enforcement departments via civil asset forfeiture has bloomed wildly since the mid 80s when it collected roughly $93.7 million in the US, to today where it collects well over $2.5 billion.

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ELKINS The American Civil Liberties Union of West Virginia has filed an additional five Freedom of Information Act requests as part of its investigation into a memorandum issued by former Elkins Police Chief Craig Cross that called drug dealers cockroaches and encouraged profiling and violence.

FOIA requests were sent Wednesday to the Randolph County Prosecuting Attorneys Office, the Randolph County Sheriffs Office, the West Virginia State Police, West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey and to Gary L. Johnson, of the Administrative Office of the Courts in Charleston.

The ACLU is seeking documents from Prosecuting Attorney Michael Parker including, a list of all arrests made during Cross tenure as police chief, a list of all criminal charges during Cross tenure, a list of all assets seized during Cross tenure, a list of complaints against the Elkins Police Department, any and all communications or documents containing the word cockroach, and several other documents.

From the sheriffs office, West Virginia State Police and Morriseys office, the ACLU is seeking complaints filed against EPD, closed investigations on the Elkins Police Department, documents relating to the Watson house on Kerens Avenue, procedural documents, internal and external documents using the word cockroach, and several other documents.

From the Administrative Office of the Courts, the ACLU is seeking complaints against the Elkins Police Department during or after Cross tenure, actions taken by the office, and documents and communications relating to the cockroach memo.

This is the second round of FOIA requests sent by the ACLU of West Virginia. The first FOIA request about Cross memorandum was sent to the Elkins Police Department at the end of February.

In the memo, Cross wrote, in part, If you see any suspected cockroach walking around OUR town with a big a- knife or backpack or hoodie on with the hood up I want them stopped and identified, you know what I want them harassed if you know they are a cockroach. I want people stopped and checked out! PUT THE FEAR BACK INTO THESE COCKROACHES! Stomp cockroach a- if needed! YOUR (sic) COPS AND AS LONG AS YOU WEAR THAT PATCH ON YOUR SHOULDER THIS IS YOUR TOWN! WE WILL EITHER MAKE PEOPLE RESPECT US OR FEAR US, PREFERRABLY BOTH!!!!

Joseph Cohen, the executive director of the American Civil Liberties Union of West Virginia, said the memo was a clear violation of the Fourth and Fifth amendments of the U.S. Constitution.

The Fourth Amendment guards against unreasonable searches and seizures of property and protects against arbitrary arrest. The Fifth amendment guarantees the right to a grand jury, forbids double jeopardy and protects against self-incrimination, as well as requiring due process of law.

The memo is absolutely shocking, Cohen said. It shows a police chief that totally disregards any concern for due process. It shows a department that is completely unconcerned with the constitutional limitations on searches and seizures. It shows a culture of dehumanizing people based on where they live or how they dress.

To the Elkins Police Department, suspects are not human. They are cockroaches, Cohen added. The chief encouraged the use of violence to intimidate and harass people. Why would anyone in Elkins have faith in the criminal justice system? The police department clearly was not an impartial arbiter of the law.

By issuing the memo, Cohen said Cross has put the city and county legal system in peril.

The chief not only would seem to have encouraged the violations of (the) rights of citizens, repeatedly, he also jeopardized any prosecutions that were handled under his leadership by flaunting the requirements of the Constitution, the state ACLU chief said.

Cross resigned as chief in January, but stayed on as first sergeant until he resigned from that position on Feb. 6. Cross took over the department in April 2015.

J.C. Raffety is serving as interim chief until a permanent selection can be made.

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