Chris Christie as POTUS would be a detriment to liberty
Governor of New Jersey Chris Christie has been frequenting New Hampshire these past couple days. As the Boston Globe reported, statewide surveys have shown that he has dropped from the top-tier candidates; taking a back seat to the libertarian-leaning Rand Paul who currently places first.
Christie’s policy speeches on the economy, social security, drug policy, and national security, and his record as New Jersey governor show that he’s not exactly the right fit for an electorate which seems more in favor of liberty.
Here are 7 reasons why a President Chris Christie would hurt our liberties and economy with the failed policies of the past.
1. He wholeheartedly supports dragnet surveillance
While in New Hampshire yesterday Christie demanded a clean extension of the Patriot Act, even section 215 which is used by the government to justify bulk collection of metadata. He called those who support ending the illegal program “civil liberties extremists” (as if supporting the entire Bill of Rights is somehow bad or radical) and Edward Snowden a “criminal who hurts our country.” Christie said any fear of government surveillance of Americans’ communications is “baloney” because according to him “it hasn’t happened.” A strange thing to say considering we know nine U.S. companies agreed to give their customers’ data to the NSA and CIA.
