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Obama? I think the reasons he got elected have more to do with being young, charismatic, kind of hip, and "not as bad as the other guy." I mean, I agree with
by scintill76 13y ago
Obama? I think the reasons he got elected have more to do with being young, charismatic, kind of hip, and "not as bad as the other guy."
I mean, I agree with the idea that if a Constitutional law professor allows this stuff to happen on his watch, we're sunk. But I wouldn't describe it as "we tried electing a civil libertarian constitution scholar." We elected a "rock star" politician who happens to have taught Constitutional law in a past life, and paid lip service to liberty for his biggest supporters.
- philwelch 13y agoThere's more than that though--he actually had a record on civil liberties dating back to the Illinois State Senate, where he pushed through legislation to videotape police interrogations.
- scintill76 13y agoFair enough. I don't know if he really has enough of a record as a politician to judge by, but that's a different issue. I guess his academic credentials, career history, and whatever amount of legislative work for civil rights is good enough for this point. Thanks.