[mysterio]

I find it impossible to believe you drew that conclusion after reading my post.

[SampleMan]

Well, I reread you post and I don’t think that I got anything wrong.

Were communists trying to infiltrate government and the media in order to bring down our system of government? Yes they were, and the State Department was loaded with them. McCarthy brought this to the publics attention.

Did McCarthy put anyone in prison for their beliefs? No. That communists that were outed were then shunned by society says more to the good sense of society than anything else. I’m not surprised that people who were having their children practice “duck and roll” against communist atomic attack weren’t too keen on hiring the enemy to teach or entertain those same children, nor to negotiate on their behalf in the State Department.

If someone wants to ask me if I am or every have been a conservative constitutionalist, let them.

[SampleMan]

What would you think if a Senator was greatly concerned about Islamic Jihadists who were setting up cells within the United States and recruiting U.S. citizens?

If he were to report that there were 50 such self-described Islamic Jihadists in the State Department and name names, also releasing the factual evidence, would that be a good thing or a bad thing?

The underlying element is not that these are people with opposing views, but rather people who's stated purpose is to overthrow or attack the United States.