Tom McMillin~ The [2014] RNC resolution is indeed a repudiation of the Republican Party of the Bush-Cheney era and that is precisely the point. Whereas the 2004 RNC passed a resolution affirming that “The Patriot Act is used to track terrorist activity,” in 2014 the new RNC resolution calls the NSA metadata program (emphasis mine), “a gross infringement of the freedom of association and the right to privacy and goes far beyond even the permissive limits set by the Patriot Act.” Few Republicans were calling the Patriot Act too permissive in 2004. In 2014, Patriot Act author and Republican Congressman James Sensenbrenner now joins Amash in leading the charge to end mass surveillance. What used to be “left” for Republicans on civil liberties has now become “right.” White House intelligence officials who imagine they are pushing President Obama to the “right” on NSA surveillance are still working from a 2004 playbook. rare.us/story/from-authoritarianism-to-libertarianism-how-the-gop-is-shifting/
Posted on: Sat, 01 Feb 2014 02:56:30 +0000
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