Issue Position: Civil Liberties

Issue Position

Right now, the Federal government is in the process of an overreach of power that threatens our constitutional rights like never before. The IRS is targeting conservative groups to suppress freedom of speech; the NSA is gathering all of our communications data and invading our privacy; the TSA strips us of our dignity when we get on a plane; and gun rights across the country are being threatened by liberal activist organizations and politicians.

This threat to our civil liberties used to be a fight we had with the liberals in DC, but now we have to be wary of members within the Republican Party. The establishment in DC believes that they know what's best for us, and is willing to sacrifice our liberty for what they want.

Lee Bright believes that the Constitution is not something we should throw away anytime there is a threat. We should not be quick to abandon liberty for the chains of perceived security. Rather, we should proudly uphold our constitutional rights while under attack in order to preserve the soul of this nation.

As a state senator, Lee Bright has introduced legislation that enhances civil liberties in numerous ways. For instance, he was the primary sponsor of the NDAA Act, which protects South Carolina citizens from unlawful detention. He was the sole sponsor of the Religious Freedom Act, which prohibits restrictions on the freedom of religious expression. He also helped protect property rights by cosponsoring the Agenda 21 Protection Act, which prohibits South Carolina from adopting and developing environmental and developmental policies that would infringe or restrict the private property rights of property owners.

With a track record to prove it, Lee is prepared to serve in the U.S. Senate and fight to protect our civil liberties. At a time when these liberties are under such a rigorous attack, we need Lee to join people like Ted Cruz and Rand Paul and advance the cause of liberty.

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