Paddy of Cliff Schecter’s blog has a great post capturing some of the more damning quotes on authoritarianism from Gingrich, Giuliani, Romney, and Tancredo. Paddy writes, “Authoritarian Bigoted Fascists to a man. Great field there GOP.”
My favorite is Romney and Giuliani’s takes on the president having unlimited police power:
Crane asked if Romney believed the president should have the authority to arrest U.S. citizens with no review. Romney said he would want to hear the pros and cons from smart lawyers before he made up his mind.
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Crane said that he had asked Giuliani the same question a few weeks ago. The mayor said that he would want to use this authority infrequently.
Sheesh – what Paddy said.
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