libertarian

noun

lib·er·tar·i·an | \ ˌli-bər-ˈter-ē-ən

, -ˈte-rē-\

Definition of libertarian

1 : an advocate of the doctrine of free will

2a : a person who upholds the principles of individual liberty especially of thought and action

b capitalized : a member of a political party advocating libertarian principles

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What has civil libertarians worried is that airports are face-scanning everyone, including U.S. citizens. — The Washington Post, The Mercury News, "Don’t smile for surveillance: Why airport face scans are a privacy trap," 10 June 2019 Our Declaration of Independence, which we conservatives and libertarians venerate, rightly declares that government exists to protect life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. — Jon Caldara, The Denver Post, "Caldara: Colorado is ready for a reasonable abortion debate," 14 June 2019 What has civil libertarians worried is that airports are face-scanning everyone, including U.S. citizens. — Anchorage Daily News, "To board a plane without a ticket, just give up your face -- and your privacy," 11 June 2019 What has civil libertarians worried is that airports are face-scanning everyone, including U.S. citizens. — The Washington Post, The Mercury News, "Don’t smile for surveillance: Why airport face scans are a privacy trap," 10 June 2019 Walter Berns, First Amendment scholar, accused libertarians of philosophical shallowness and compared libertarian political theory to that of Hobbes. — Richard Brookhiser, National Review, "Moving Portrait," 4 June 2019 What has civil libertarians worried is that airports are face-scanning everyone, including U.S. citizens. — Washington Post, "Your face is now your boarding pass. And that’s a problem.," 24 Mar. 2019 To be sure, some libertarians have dissented fiercely. — Jonathan Chait, Daily Intelligencer, "Donald Trump’s Presidency Is the Libertarian Moment," 29 Jan. 2018 This time, however, the pressure is coming not from civil libertarians filing lawsuits, or the news media writing editorials, but from Cyrus R. Vance Jr., the most prominent district attorney in the state. — New York Times, "Manhattan District Attorney Demands Access to Police Records," 8 July 2018

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