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Gary Johnson presidential campaign, 2016/Branches of government

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Gary Johnson announced his presidential run on January 6, 2016.[1]


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Gary Johnson
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Read below what Gary Johnson and the 2016 Libertarian Party Platform said about the branches of government.

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  • In an April 2012 op-ed in The Huffington Post criticizing the Supreme Court decision in Florence v. Board of Chosen Freeholders, Johnson advocated for stronger protection of the right to privacy. He wrote, "There are a lot of us in America who still would like to believe that woven through the Constitution and the Bill of Rights is a fundamental right to individual privacy. And I don't recall that we agreed to forfeit that right just because technology has outgrown the law or because the police need 'substantial discretion' to make us take our clothes off. Expecting the government to willingly constrain itself when it comes to violating our privacy is not just foolhardy; it defies everything we know about the very nature of government. Until privacy is restored as a fundamental American value and right that government is required to protect, rather than destroy, this erosion of our freedom -- and dignity -- will continue."[2]

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  1. ↑ Reason.com, "Gary Johnson To Announce He's Running for President Today," January 6, 2016
  2. ↑ The Huffington Post, "Privacy: Ditch the Cell Phone or Prepare to Disrobe," April 5, 2012
  3. ↑ Libertarian Party, "The 2016 Libertarian Party Platform," accessed August 23, 2016
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