Posted on 12/08/2005 8:55:00 AM PST by JTN
"Well put."
especially since it was put against me, right?
The large picture is what we need to focus on. Saying no is contrary to your argument that you disagree with ID checks. An ID check is not the large picture. It is a small component of a 'small picture' and according to you worthless. So, given that, why in the world would you say we should not focus on the 'large picture'? Makes no sense. What should we focus on? For the 57th time, I do not advocate giving up any freedoms. So, the terrorists win because a granny was asked to show ID. This is absolutely moronic.
Nothing personal. Some of us are just trying to wake people up before we all wind up imprisoned in our own country.
It is amazing to me that a single-celled organism will fight confinement or restriction of movement to the death, yet we have the highest lifeforms on this planet in the most freedom-loving country there is advocating the same thing.
I'm wide awake, my friend. Since you want to segregate the world into some of YOU and some of US, let me add that some of US are trying to wake people up to the fact that in fighting a war, compromises are necessary. It is not rational to think all things remain the same. We also will never acquiesce to losing one iota of our freedoms.
Don't know why, or what you have based your assumptions on. I understand the road to 'being imprisoned in our own country' starts with small steps, just like the left's campaign to take away all firearms starts with small restrictions here and there. The last thing I am worried about today is being imprisoned as you described. If it should ever get anywhere close to that I think we will all fight to the death, as has been done before, and we will prevail. The jump from granny getting arrested because she didn't show her ID to a totalitarian police state is specious. It just ain't there. I think it an extreme view. We keep an eye on it, like we do all things, that's all.
Well then, we'd better get a handle on it before the real kooks take over.
We will be ok. We come together when necessary and do what is necessary to keep America what it is. Vigilence.
Yes, real kooks:
http://www.ipetitions.com/campaigns/ACLU/
Wrong.
Because it expressed my feelings on the matter perfectly.
FRegards,
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