Posted on 10/04/2011 8:18:15 AM PDT by bimboeruption
Next, I want to bid farewell to two traitors who got their proper punishment, Mr. al-Awlaki and Mr. Samir Khan. There are those, to include a couple of GOP Presidential candidates, who believe these dangerous men should have been brought back to the United States for due process. They did get due process- by way of an American Hellfire missile.
Let me be straightforward, any American who decides to become a non-state, non-uniform belligerent on this 21st Century Battlefield and incite insurrection and death upon Americans from a foreign land, deserves a one way ticket to Hell.
We must send a message to radical Islamic terrorists that an attempt to foment homegrown Jihad in America shall not be tolerated. If we need to change laws, then we in the United States Congress should go about doing so. However, I applaud President Barack Obama for placing these enemies on a “Kill or Capture” list and agreeing to the former rather than the latter.
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As always, Congressman West not pulling punches or mincing words. I like this mans style.
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“As a Member of the House of Representatives, I have taken an oath to protect the constitutional rights of the citizens of the 22nd Congressional District of Florida and all Americans… After much reading, many briefings, and conversations with local law enforcement and federal agents, including FBI Director Robert Mueller, I am not fully convinced that by extending these provisions for four years, we would be any safer, but instead I fear they may only give us the illusion of being safer.”
He added, in a statement that, “I also have concerns that these provisions were pushed through during the final hours on the very last day before the provisions were set to expire, and there was no open process for myself and other members of Congress to fully review the document.” In a letter to FBI Director Robert Mueller last week West requested clarifications on several issues. The FBI did not respond to his questions.
Rep. West requested a, “breakdown of how many times these provisions have been used on citizens and non-citizens? How many people were ever convicted or investigated? Out of those held, how many were released without being charged? Are there any individuals that are still being held that were never charged? What intelligence, if anything, came from these instances in which Section 206 was implemented?”
“There is a constant struggle between liberty and safety,” West stated.
http://www.crewof42.com/cbc/allen-west-votes-no-on-the-patriot-act/
He added, in a statement that, “I also have concerns that these provisions were pushed through during the final hours on the very last day before the provisions were set to expire, and there was no open process for myself and other members of Congress to fully review the document.” In a letter to FBI Director Robert Mueller last week West requested clarifications on several issues. The FBI did not respond to his questions.
Rep. West requested a, “breakdown of how many times these provisions have been used on citizens and non-citizens? How many people were ever convicted or investigated? Out of those held, how many were released without being charged? Are there any individuals that are still being held that were never charged? What intelligence, if anything, came from these instances in which Section 206 was implemented?”
“There is a constant struggle between liberty and safety,” West stated.
http://www.crewof42.com/cbc/allen-west-votes-no-on-the-patriot-act/
Sorry for the double post.
I’d like to hear a debate between West and Ron Paul on this.
Let Ron Paul, or any of the effete liberals go to bumphcistan to arrest these misguided citizens, if they prefer they don’t receive hellfire calling card.
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