"Freedom is about authority. Freedom is about the willingness of every single human being to cede to lawful authority a great deal of discretion about what you do."
2007-11-19 14:01:52 · 11 answers · asked by meg 7 in Politics & Government ➔ Elections
information_police is right . It was Rudy.
2007-11-19 14:17:38 · update #1
Did Rudy say that from a balcony?
2007-11-19 14:17:05 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 1⤋
I'm not a fan of Rudy, but I don't think this statement is that bad.
Freedom does require that people cede to lawful authority. The alternative would be lawlessness and chaos. One of the primary pillars of democracy is a strong legal and justice system, and in order to have a strong legal system, it means people are largely willing to abide by said legal system.
2007-11-20 00:29:56 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Not without knowing more about their stands on the issues.
I refuse to choose a candidate based on 30 second sound bites or quotes made with none of the context behind the message.
2007-11-19 14:09:51 · answer #3 · answered by mickbw 5 · 4⤊ 2⤋
No I would not. I would also not vote for a candidate who states that "eavesdropping on american citizens is not a violation of my civil rights because the only civil right we need is the right for the government to make sure I stay alive".
Mitt Romney
2007-11-19 14:10:53 · answer #4 · answered by crocolyle10 3 · 4⤊ 2⤋
In this war on terrorism, thats how I want the next president to think, and not about how to keep government from catching the enemy before they strike.
2007-11-20 21:31:49 · answer #5 · answered by howard.gilman 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
i dont know. context is everything. without the context its impossible to tell what he meant by it. I know i say things wrong all the time. And while I am always trying to do better, why would i hold a politician to a higher standard than myself?
2007-11-19 18:26:13 · answer #6 · answered by Avatar_defender_of_the_light 6 · 1⤊ 2⤋
sounds a little communistic to me. or the world union, which is real bad, that leads into a one world govt. and heaven forbid that would ever happen to the USA
2007-11-19 14:09:10 · answer #7 · answered by poopsie 5 · 4⤊ 1⤋
Never heard that before
2007-11-19 14:10:04 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
Rudy is such a fascist, it's not even funny.
2007-11-19 14:09:14 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 7⤊ 1⤋
i would be careful. my main hope is that every republican loses.
2007-11-20 03:56:34 · answer #10 · answered by Linda Fallsrock 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋