Posted on 11/24/2001 4:26:19 AM PST by Ada Coddington
However, as this article cautions, his legacy could turn out to be the antithesis of what we hope and expect.
If G. W. Bush is a great man--if he is Mount Rushmore material--he will dispatch America's external enemies forthwith--and then direct his attention to America's internal enemies.
This could well mean the revocation of the Patriot Bill and its provisions--as a starter.
The threat from within is a far greater danger to the United States, to liberty, and to the people of the world, than is the threat from without.
The war on terrorism is childs play compared to the real challenge--the threat from WITHIN.
Americans must insist that George W. Bush understand this.
And Americans must assure that George W. Bush rises to the real challenge.
I may be the victim of a delusion.
I hope not.
Nothing is more dangerous than self-deception.
I have been disillusioned before--many times. I have shown good judgment and bad judgment. Generally speaking, my judgment has proven sound.
Time will tell.
This is could well be the most dangerous time in American history--more dangerous than the Revolutionary War, the Civil War, or World War II.
Americans must be extremely cautious and extremely vigilant! We are all in danger--from without--and from within.
Yes.
I am not one of them.
We need leaders, and George Bush is a good one. We also need to keep them on a tight rein--even...no, especially--the best of them.
That's what I advocate: keep them on a tight rein and watch them like a hawk.
In other words: "The price of freedom is eternal vigilance."
We need to make sure that the meanest alligators snapping at his ass are We, The People--and that We make damn sure he drains the swamp!
And who's the man for that job?
"A dictatorship would be a heck of a lot easier, there's no question about it."-G.W. Bush
...and let's not forget this one:
"We can support our troops and not support our president."-Trent Lott
You sir, or madam, as the case may be, have hit the proverbial nail squarely on it's head. We the people have no one to blame but ourselves. The power-hungry politicians are just doing what comes naturally to would-be tyrants. It's in their nature, they are no more to blame for the mess we're in than the rabid dog is to blame for biting you. They will go just as far as the people will allow them to go, and the people are urging them to go even farther every day. The people who want to be cared for by an omnipotent government are now in the majority and have been for the last 7 decades. It isn't going to get any better.
it will be used for other criminal activities
nobody has put forth a credible alternative that would protect us from terrorists
while i strongly oppose pornography and misdemeanor drug violations, i would hate to see this law used in investigations of this sort sometime in the future. our government continues to grow and usurps resources from us to keep us safe from others, and from ourselves. don't laugh, the politically correct movement is really an extension of this.
i propose that we let this bill alone. but we limit the taxing and spending that the government can do and we insist on a balanced budget -- constitutionally. limiting taxing must be a significant reduction -- not a slowing in the rate of growth.
politicians are not stupid. if we provide them with the groundrules, they will figure out how to protect us as efficiently as possible (with as little money as a beaurocracy can do). they simply will not be able to spend the money to extend this bill to cover other criminal investigations.
it all comes down to money -- not because we are greedy, but because it represents what resources we have. let's force the government into more of a business decision making mode and less into an ideological warfare campaign.
This gives them plausable deniability, while, at the same time, giving them exactly what they most desire.....more power with which to rule/control the peasants.
Some people (well, not people n this website, but think in terms of the Socialist Liberal Left Wing) would say "Right Wing Fundamentalist Christian Militia Types".
And therein lies the danger. The opinions of those who are going to be enforcing the law may differ from what you and I think the intended targets should be...
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If G. W. Bush is a great man--if he is Mount Rushmore material--he will dispatch America's external enemies forthwith--and then direct his attention to America's internal enemies.
This could well mean the revocation of the Patriot Bill and its provisions--as a starter.
The threat from within is a far greater danger to the United States, to liberty, and to the people of the world, than is the threat from without.
The war on terrorism is childs play compared to the real challenge--the threat from WITHIN.
Americans must insist that George W. Bush understand this.
And Americans must assure that George W. Bush rises to the real challenge.
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