Libertarians See Political Gains in NSA Leak Debacle - John Gizzi, Newsmax:
June 11, 2013 - : "Gary Johnson, the 2012 Libertarian presidential nominee, and Libertarian Party Executive Director Carla Howell both voiced confidence in interviews with Newsmax on Monday that the ongoing story about the agency's Prism program would boost a political party that champions individual freedoms.
"'The NSA revelations will be a good thing' for the Libertarian cause, predicted Johnson, the former two-term Republican governor of New Mexico who drew 1.3 million votes — 1 percent of the total — as the Libertarian nominee for president last November.
"'We will have what we have never had before, a national debate over what the checks and balances are and where the due process is,' Johnson said.
"Pointing to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act court that authorizes the electronic surveillance, ... Johnson told Newsmax: 'All of those who are libertarian-leaning will want a discussion and scrutiny of the government surveillance. That will bring greater focus on what it means to be a libertarian and that, in turn, should benefit the Libertarian Party.'"
Read more: http://www.newsmax.com/Newsfront/snowden-nsa-leaks-libertarians/2013/06/11/id/509174
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June 11, 2013 - : "Gary Johnson, the 2012 Libertarian presidential nominee, and Libertarian Party Executive Director Carla Howell both voiced confidence in interviews with Newsmax on Monday that the ongoing story about the agency's Prism program would boost a political party that champions individual freedoms.
"'The NSA revelations will be a good thing' for the Libertarian cause, predicted Johnson, the former two-term Republican governor of New Mexico who drew 1.3 million votes — 1 percent of the total — as the Libertarian nominee for president last November.
"'We will have what we have never had before, a national debate over what the checks and balances are and where the due process is,' Johnson said.
"Pointing to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act court that authorizes the electronic surveillance, ... Johnson told Newsmax: 'All of those who are libertarian-leaning will want a discussion and scrutiny of the government surveillance. That will bring greater focus on what it means to be a libertarian and that, in turn, should benefit the Libertarian Party.'"
Read more: http://www.newsmax.com/Newsfront/snowden-nsa-leaks-libertarians/2013/06/11/id/509174
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