The 109th Congress should:
- not try to "protect" our liberties by abolishing them in
the name of "security."
The Federal Government cannot provide security. The more we look to the
Federal Government for security, the fewer liberties we will have to
enjoy.
Government + Terrorism vs. the
People
Asking the Government to bring "security" is a
Marxist delusion. Trusting government to
fight terrorism is un-American. Government
and terrorism are
both threats to liberty. The heroes of Flight
93 showed us that Americans must take personal responsibility for our
freedoms.
9-11 should have forced a wholesale
re-evaluation of America's defense and foreign policy, which has for years
been aiding terrorism and setting the stage
for its unleashing. Instead, the machinery of the federal government went
into high gear in the same wrong-headed direction, destroying the
liberties of Americans. Consider this metaphor:
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The
Exterminators
You hire an exterminator to
protect your home from termites. The exterminator promises that
his protection will give you the freedom to enjoy the blessings
of homeownership. You spend more for the exterminators than you
do for the education of your children, but you gain a sense of
security. Every now and then the exterminators show up at your
house, you see a show of force, you think the exterminators are
on the job and your house is safe from termites.
Then one day a wall of your
house caves in, revealing a long-active termite infestation.
Evidence indicates that the exterminators you hired had
been breeding these termites in the hopes that they would
attack your neighbor, who had hired a rival exterminator. You're
ready to fire your exterminator, but you are told:
- You have no choice in the
exterminator you want to protect your house.
- Your exterminator has
declared a "war on termites," and this means you
will not be permitted to use your kitchen for the duration
of the "war." You will have to unload your
groceries down the block and walk to your house, and be
searched at the door.
- You will have to pay much
more for the "services" of these exterminators
than you were paying them before they allowed termites to
infest your home.
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Does this make any sense? Am I
"unpatriotic" for asking these
questions?
There seems no doubt that our government knew enough to prevent the
terrorist attacks of 9-11
The additional funds appropriated by Congress to fight a "war on
terrorism" were therefore unnecessary. Since the FBI, police,
immigration and other authorities already knew about the presence of
terrorists and their intentions, how will additional funds prevent
a similar attack?
The tragic conclusion cannot be avoided: the terrorist attack has
become a ruse for increasing government power and diminishing the
liberties of The People. The "War on Terrorism" is not designed
to give security to the People, but to give more power to
the politicians.
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