Source:The Young Turks– President Barack H. Obama: 44th President of the United States (Democrat, Illinois)
“The Patriot Act was renewed under President Obama despite his strongly stated opposition to large parts of it in 2008. Cenk Uygur breaks down the most egregious provisions.”
From The Young Turks
Just for the record: I’m not against the Patriot Act. I’m against the big brother, warrantless wiretapping, potions, of the Patriot Act, because I believe (as a non-lawyer) that it’s unconstitutional, under the Fourth Amendment, and perhaps the 1st and 5th Amendment’s as well. Without checks and balances, as well as individual rights, America ceases in being the greatest liberal democracy that it is, on the world.
About Erik Schneider
I use the American Liberal photo as the cover photo for this blog, because that’s exactly what I am. And no, not in the stereotypical, sort of pop culture sense of what an American Liberal is supposed to be. But someone who represents what American liberalism, as well as European liberalism, and perhaps the liberalism of the rest of the world outside of the United States.
Liberals are people who believe in defense of liberal democracy, as well as the preservation of liberal democracy. And of course we also believe in liberal democracy with all the individual rights, and other liberal values that come from liberal democracy, the liberal democratic form of government, like equal opportunity, equal rights, equal justice, property rights, individual freedom and freedom of choice for everybody, as well as limited but responsible government, and fiscal responsibility