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meg
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meg asked in Politics & GovernmentElections · 1 decade ago

Could you vote for a presidential candidate who said this??

"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."

Update:

information_police is right . It was Rudy.

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  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago
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    Did Rudy say that from a balcony?

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    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.

  • mickbw
    Lv 5
    1 decade ago

    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.

  • 1 decade ago

    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

  • 1 decade ago

    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.

  • 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?

  • 1 decade ago

    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

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    Never heard that before

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    Rudy is such a fascist, it's not even funny.

  • 1 decade ago

    i would be careful. my main hope is that every republican loses.

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