Trump Sides with the FBI Against Apple; On Torture Proclaims “Water Boarding Is Fine but Not Tough Enough” by Michael Krieger

From Michael Krieger at libertyblitzkrieg.com:

When Donald Trump was asked about Apple’s decision, Trump did not bring up the complexity of the situation, the constant battle between government and individual, between private and public selves, between technology and law enforcement. He did not commend Apple for trying to stave off government’s incursion into our personal details. He did what Trump does: He came up with the easiest, simplest, basest possible reaction to an endlessly complicated issue, and he ran with it.

On Fox & Friends this morning, Trump said, “To think that Apple won’t allow us to get into her cellphone? Who do they think they are? No, we have to open it.”

– From Bloomberg

One of the biggest lessons I’ve learned from the 2016 election season is the obvious fact that the GOP base has absolutely no interest in freedom, civil liberties or the Constitution. The huge success of the megalomaniac statist Donald Trump, as well as the pitiful performance of Rand Paul, has proven this beyond a shadow of a doubt.

Many people will argue this has been obvious for quite some time, but the reason I bring it up is because both Ron Paul and his son Rand believed that the Republican party could serve as a useless [this should be useful] albeit unwilling vessel to bring back liberty to these United States. The 2016 GOP primary has proven once and for all that this was pure fantasy.

Donald Trump is a lot of things, but a defender of freedom, due process and the Constitution he is certainly not. In fact, he doesn’t even pretend to be and is unquestionably a big government statist. Trump has absolutely no issue with a U.S. President abusing executive authority, he just wants to be the guy doing it. The fact that he makes this perfectly clear and still doesn’t lose any ground in the primary demonstrates that the GOP base isn’t merely holding its nose on the topic, they agree with him.

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