Saturday, April 21, 2018

Desire to 'get Trump' risks death of civil liberties

Just as the first casualty of war is truth, so too, the first casualty of hyperpartisan politics is civil liberties.

Many traditional civil libertarians have allowed their strong anti-Trump sentiments to erase their long-standing commitment to neutral civil liberties.

Today, fair-weather civil libertarians are unwilling to give President Trump, who they regard as the devil, the "Benefit of law" and civil liberties.

Recently, Nancy Gertner, a former federal judge and civil libertarian, rushed to Mueller's defense in a New York Times opinion column.

All civil libertarians should want the truth about this sordid episode - and Mueller's possible role - regardless of its impact, if any, on the Trump investigation.

For too many former civil libertarians the hope of getting Trump trumps civil liberties.

I am a liberal who voted against Trump but who insists that his civil liberties must be respected, for all of our sakes.

http://thehill.com/opinion/white-house/384252-desire-to-get-trump-risks-death-of-civil-liberties 

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