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Friday, 26 July 2013

Chris Christie: Liberty? Yeah, you don't need that

Wanna know another reason why I could never support Chris Christie for president? His undying love for the omnipresent police state.

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (R) on Thursday took a big swing at libertarian-leaning lawmakers in both parties, calling the ideology, when applied to national security, "a very dangerous thought." His comments come just one day after the House narrowly rejected a sweeping amendment to defund the National Security Agency's surveillance program.

Addressing the bipartisan coalition that joined together to nearly push the so-called Amash amendment through, Christie told lawmakers who harbor libertarian views on the issue to explain their position to the victims of 9/11, the Washington Post's Aaron Blake reports. He also included Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) in his critique.

"As a former prosecutor who was appointed by President George W. Bush on Sept. 10, 2001, I just want us to be really cautious, because this strain of libertarianism that's going through both parties right now and making big headlines, I think, is a very dangerous thought," Christie said.

The governor proceeded to use an emotional argument to make his case, inviting "any one of them that's engaged in this" apparently dangerous "strain of libertarianism" to come to New Jersey and "sit across from the widows and the orphans and have that conversation."

"I'm very nervous about the direction this is moving in," Christie added.

What about the raging debate regarding the balancing of privacy and national security? Some of that debate is "esoteric," according to Christie.

Uh huh. The government can do anything it wants in the name of protecting us from terrorists — because, "widows and orphans!" — but if we question who is going to protect us from the government, that's "esoteric."

Appeals to emotion are what demagogues use when they don't have an actual argument. Chris Christie used to be better than that. Emphasis on "used to."

Had he been around in 1776, I'm sure Christie wouldn't have batted an eye when King George's precursor to MI5 demanded Thomas Jefferson's email passwords.

All that freedom Jefferson wanted us to have? According to Chris Christie it's too dangerous out there for us to keep it.

Not a chance there Chief. Freedom is what made this country great. We're not gonna let tyrants and fascists take it away from us.

UPDATE 26 Jul 2013 16:48:
Steve Lonegan "gets it."

"I agree with Governor Christie that we must be vigilant in our defense against terrorism, and this can be achieved without sacrificing our fundamental liberties. Senator Rand Paul is defending our freedom against the overreach of our government into our lives and privacy, and the NSA surveillance scandal clearly highlights this administration's abuse of its power to invade our private lives. I support Senator Paul's efforts."

Steve Lonegan for U.S. Senate. Because Cory Booker isn't gonna protect your liberty either.

UPDATE 27 Jul 2013 15:11:
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