Defending homeland security

Washington Times ^ | 6/24/02 | Judd Gregg

[kattracks]

Our country is under attack. Select groups of individuals have made it widely known that their ultimate purpose is to kill Americans by the thousands and destroy the freedoms fundamental to the American way of life. There is no sign that this hatred of Americans will end soon. The war we are waging on terrorism has been going on for nine months and will continue for years to come. We need to prepare for this future and work towards constructing new, long-term defenses against terrorism.

[brat]

With all due respect Sen Judd, its a smoke screen. Until you profile, stop visas to Arabic countries, and maintain our borders, the rest is just an excuse to pretend you're doing something.

[BlackbirdSST]

With all due respect Sen Judd, its a smoke screen. Until you profile, stop visas to Arabic countries, and maintain our borders, the rest is just an excuse to pretend you're doing something. And brat, let's not forget the opportunity to spend billions and billions of tax dollars. Blackbird.

[respublica1776]

Thats why we need another federal department with police powers to spy on us instead of having INS do the stinkin job it's suppose to do- KEEP OUR BORDERS PROTECTED AND STOP LETTING IN TERRORISTS.

[sneakypete]

Since the vicious attacks of September 11, President Bush has been charged with the daunting task of re-evaluating our massive government bureaucracy to determine where problems are and how they can be corrected. The proposal to create a new Department of Homeland Security is the result of deliberation and calculated planning, and it should be commended.

Let's see,here. The WTC and Pentagram attacks took place on 9-11,and all of Bubba-2's "deliberation and calculated planning" took until 9-12 to have it already planned-out,printed-up,and ready to roll with a new director. It would normally take months if not years to fully plan-out and organize a new bureaucracy that large and important,yet we are supposed to believe Bubba-2 can do this virtually overnight? This is something that statist loves to his very core,and he had it all ready and waiting to go. All he needed was the perfect excuse,and he got that on 9-11.

[sneakypete]

With all due respect Sen Judd, its a smoke screen.

Senator Judd deserves no respect. He is either too stupid to be a Senator,or he is complicit in a plan to destroy our Constitutional rights.

Until you profile, stop visas to Arabic countries, and maintain our borders, the rest is just an excuse to pretend you're doing something.

This has NOTHING to do with stopping terrorists,and this should be plain enough for everybody to see. If Bubba-2 and the feds were serious about terrorism,they would do all the things you suggest,plus bomb hell out of Saudi Arabia. The only thing they are serious about is grabbing more power for gooberment,and taking more power and rights away from citizens.