4. He is against civil liberties and in favor of the surveillance state.
In January of this year, Rubio expressed an intention to permanently extend mass surveillance through the NSA. In 2014, Rubio stated that, “We cannot unilaterally disarm in terms of our intelligence-gathering capabilities,” and that, “There is no evidence that these programs have been systematically abused.” He also voted for the 2012 National Defense Authorization Act, which many groups have concluded would grant permission for indefinite detention of Americans on American soil. In explaining his vote, Rubio states that the bill’s main purpose is to “affirm the authority of the executive branch to act within our national interest and they provide the federal government with the tools that are needed to maintain our national security.”
