To: Triple Word Score
133 posted on
12/29/2003 6:58:48 PM PST by
FreedomCalls
(It's the "Statue of Liberty," not the "Statue of Security.")
To: FreedomCalls
That's still not anything new.
Look up a little history. Start anywhere. Google "Bonus Army" and read about how the Hoover administration treated World War I veterans (and their dependants, including children) who were seeking their promised benefits.
Whatever abuse you come up with, it has happened before.
Fight the good fight--yes, that's great. We can and should do better and stuff like the breast-milk fiasco (one case--it hasn't become routine!) are horrible and must be condemned and stopped as much as possible. There is no way to stop it entirely. If airlines were in charge of their own security, the problem would be the same.
But do not fall for the lib line that our culture and our government is inferior to any other. It is not perfect. It's only the best ever.
It is false that we live in a police state--isolated incidents and anecdotes about individuals exceeding their authority notwithstanding. IT'S TRUE that our public servants aren't nearly accountable enough to us. However, as a whole, we have more liberty than any other group in all human history has enjoyed.
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