Rep. Thomas Massie on Turd Sandwiches, Govt Surveillance, IRS Scandals

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Tea Party favorite - and proud owner of a solar-powered home in Kentucky - Tom Massie tells Reason why new technology doesn't mean getting rid of the Constitution, why Washington needs more libertarian in Congress, and why the fiscal cliff deal was "a really big turd sandwich without the bread."

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Massie sat down with ReasonTV's Nick Gillespie to discuss government surveillance (2:36), marijuana and industrial hemp legalization (15:05), why the fiscal cliff deal was like a turd sandwich (11:30), taking Paul Krugman's economics class at MIT (24:19), being an insurgent within the Republican Party (30:47), the IRS scandal (5:47), and why the Tea Party should stick to economics (37:51).

Approx. 45 min.

Camera by Amanda Winkler and Meredith Bragg. Edited by Bragg.

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