civil libertarian
- n a libertarian who is actively concerned with the protection of civil liberties
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- Joe Klein: Civil-Liberties Freak-Out Harms U.S. Democracy
The NSA's data-mining operation has been legal for years, but civil libertarians are once again concerned that the government is trying to rob us of our freedoms. This idea is corrosive to our democracy
June 10, 2013 - Time Magazine - Is Obama Admin. Sabotaging Prosecution Of Edward Snowden To Repair Rift With Civil Libertarians?
Given the fact that a successful prosecution of Snowden, whose leaks have united civil libertarians on the right and the left in opposition to the NSA, is the least politically popular outcome the government can pursue, is it possible that complicating the Justice Department's course was intentional?
June 10, 2013 - Mediaite - Obama strongly defends phone and Internet surveillance
President Obama stoutly defends government phone and Internet surveillance to combat terrorism despite doubts he raised often before he took office. WASHINGTON — From the time he stepped onto the national stage, Barack Obama presented himself as a civil libertarian who would take a different path from that of his predecessor, who authorized surveillance on Americans in the fight against ...
June 9, 2013 - Los Angeles Times