Social Issues

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In this Feb. 19, 2017, photo provided by lawyer Venkat Balasubramani, Richard L. Rynearson III, of Bainbridge Island, Wash., poses while demonstrating in favor of a bill before the Washington state Legislature in Seattle. Rynearson, a retired Air Force major, is asking a federal court to declare Washington state's cyberstalking law unconstitutional, saying he's been threatened with prosecution - and up to a year in jail - for repeatedly making online posts that criticize a community activist. (Venkat Balasubramani via AP)

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This undated booking photo provided by Clark County Detention Center shows Robert Nelson. Nelson, who escaped from a Minnesota federal prison in 1992 and had been on the run ever since, was taken back into custody June 20, 2017, after trying to renew his driver's license. Investigators from the Nevada Department of Motor Vehicles withheld Nelson's driver's license after a facial recognition system showed the same person had previously held a Nevada driver's license in the name of Craig James Pautler. (Clark County Detention Center via AP)

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Shadow Government (Illustration by Alexander Hunter for The Washington Times)

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FILE - In this July 19, 2008 file photo a mural named Raza Adelante, including the image of Cesar Chavez, center, is seen on Cesar Chavez Avenue in unincorporated East Los Angeles. The term la raza has deep roots in Mexico after that country’s revolution and in the U.S. Chicano Movement of the 1970s which helped elect some of the nation's first Latinos to public office. The National Council of La Raza announced that it was changing its name to drop the term "la raza," which menas the people. At political rallies in Texas and during California marches in support for Cesar Chavez’s United Farm Workers, young Latino activists yelled, “Viva La Raza!” (AP Photo/Reed Saxon, File)

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In this Sept. 4, 1972 file photo, Jose A. Gutierrez, left, of Texas, and Rodolfo "Corky" Gonzalez of Colorado, stand before the La Raza Unida Party national convention in El Paso, Texas. The term la raza has deep roots in Mexico after that country’s revolution and in the U.S. Chicano Movement of the 1970s which helped elect some of the nation's first Latinos to public office. But in the ever-evolving discussions of race and ethnicity in the U.S., some Latino advocates see the term as outdated and no longer useful in an era of a more racially diverse society and President Donald Trump. (AP Photo/Ferd Kaufman, File)

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Plaintiffs Saul Jimenez Perea, and his mother, Analilia, arrive a a news conference to announce a suit filed by attorneys with the Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund, commonly known as MALDEF, and the Civil Rights Education and Enforcement Center in Los Angeles on Wednesday, July 12, 2017. California is harming medical care for more than 13 million lower-income residents, more than half of them Latinos, by failing to pay doctors enough to provide proper care, according to a lawsuit filed Wednesday. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)

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FILE - In this May 31, 2017, file photo, Seattle Mariners pitcher Felix Hernandez, who at this time was on the disabled list, sits in the dugout during a baseball game against the Colorado Rockies,in Seattle. Trying to define who the Seattle Mariners are heading into the second half of the season is a challenge and leaves the club in a difficult spot of only having a short time in July to decide how to move forward for the final two months of the season. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren, File)

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Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., a key opponent of the Republican health care bill, arrives for weekly policy meetings on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, July 11, 2017. With at least a dozen Republicans opposing or challenging parts of the GOP health care bill, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., said he will unveil their revised health care bill Thursday and begin voting on it next week. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

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In this Monday, July 9, 2017 photo, Meredith Cherry rests at Brent Tolman's home west of Burley, Idaho. Cherry is on a journey to reach all 48 contiguous states to raise awareness about domestic violence. (Laurie Welch/The Times-News via AP)

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In this Monday, July 9, 2017 photo, Meredith Cherry puts a halter on her horse, Apollo, near Burley, Idaho. Cherry is on a journey to reach all 48 contiguous states to raise awareness about domestic violence. (Laurie Welch/The Times-News via AP)

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In this July 11, 2017, photo, Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas is followed by reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington. A health care proposal from Senate conservatives would let insurers sell skimpy policies provided they also offer a comprehensive alternative. It’s being billed as pro-consumer, allowing freedom of choice and potential savings for many. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

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In this July 11, 2017, photo, Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah responds to questions about his opposition to the GOP health care bill, during a TV news interview on Capitol Hill in Washington. A health care proposal from Senate conservatives would let insurers sell skimpy policies provided they also offer a comprehensive alternative. It’s being billed as pro-consumer, allowing freedom of choice and potential savings for many. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

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Sen. John Hoeven, R-N.D. responds to questions during a TV news interview on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, July 11, 2017. Hoeven has indicated that he does not support the GOP health care bill as it is currently written. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

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Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., a key opponent of the Republican health care bill, does a television news interview on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, July 11, 2017. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

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Activists are surrounded by U.S. Capitol Police as they protest against the Republican health care bill outside the offices of Sen. Jeff Flake, R-Ariz., and Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, Monday, July 10, 2017, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

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A demonstrator is taken into custody by U.S. Capitol Police as activists protest against the Republican health care bill outside the offices of Sen. Jeff Flake, R-Ariz., and Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, Monday, July 10, 2017, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)