I hope so. Penalizing the employers is right up there at the top of my list.
Here's a snip from an e-mail I have been sharing with some of my friends this evening. This was my personal experience this afternoon.
"And how was YOUR day??
My day was not effected by today's goings on. Okay, traffic was lighter, I
got to work and home quicker than usual. The custodial staff at work all
showed up for their jobs. I didn't need to bring in the emergency roll of
toilet paper from the truck. They are well liked and payed well. Why would
they risk losing their jobs?
Yep, my day was a normal one.
Until..........
I was driving through town on the interstate on my way home. There's this
one bridge over the interstate that has pedestrian walkways on both sides
with a safety screen mesh. There they were, standing around doing nothing,
waving their flags and banners.
Because of their display, traffic ahead of me was slowing from the posted 60
MPH. This gave me ample time to power the moon roof open, toot my horn and
give them a "wave". Normally, I would have just ignored them. But this
bridge is special.
In the days and weeks following 9/11, an older Vet stood on that same
bridge, with his American flag, holding a salute for several hours a day
during the afternoon rush. He was a real trooper. After about four weeks of
this, he was told by "authorities" that he could no longer be there.
It turned out that his "display" was visable to some tennants of a nearby
apartment complex and they complained. They complained, because they were
offended by this hero's display of patiotism.
Somali Muslims.
The bastards on the bridge today were lucky. Fortunate that they only got my
middle finger in response to their display..........."