2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Why would any liberal support Hillary over Bernie? [View all]Mnpaul
(3,655 posts)and Bernie's votes were against bills were questionable as to their constitutionality. One had to be modified, the other was ridiculous and would have been struck down quickly by the courts.
Liberalism is a political philosophy or worldview founded on ideas of liberty and equality. The former principle is stressed in classical liberalism while the latter is more evident in social liberalism.[1] Liberals espouse a wide array of views depending on their understanding of these principles, but generally they support ideas and programs such as freedom of speech, freedom of the press, freedom of religion, free markets, civil rights, democratic societies, secular governments, and international cooperation.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liberalism
Authoritarian
1. favoring complete obedience or subjection to authority as opposed to individual freedom:
authoritarian principles; authoritarian attitudes.
2. of or relating to a governmental or political system, principle, or practice in which individual freedom is held as completely subordinate to the power or authority of the state, centered either in one person or a small group that is not constitutionally accountable to the people.
3. exercising complete or almost complete control over the will of another or of others:
an authoritarian parent.
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/authoritarian