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"November '02 Elections, so the GOP oughtta get itself out front of the Parade!!"

Hi Mud; FReegards

Do you really believe the republicrats have the cajones to take this on? Remember, these are the same people who gave us section 802 of the Gestapo Law, oops, excuse me, the p.a.t.r.i.o.t. act. Since I am presently wearing my tin foil hat as I type this, I am going to suggest that this law may be the future legal arm of the new world order. For those who have not read, I urge you to do so. Sadly, 60+% of Americans are willing to trade liberty for security in the arms of big government

Here's my take on it:

In the Name Of Security

The p.a.t.r.i.o.t act sticks in my craw
because it’s really a Gestapo Law
the FBI gets more powers
to spy on us for 24 hours

In the name of security

Let’s not forget history
of what happened in Germany
the majority went along
gathered in public throngs
embracing all the wrongs

In the name of security

Cameras here, cameras there
cameras everywhere
on the corners, in the mall
as our freedoms fall
attached to traffic lights
losing our privacy rights

In the name of security

Soon we’ll get ID cards
as they build more prison yards
they want us to watch the other guy
an entire nation to spy

In the name of security

Giving power to strangers,
to people we don’t know
presents future dangers
as their power continues to grow

In the name of security

Ben Franklin said it best
want to be like all the rest?
trade liberty for security
then, only those in power will be free

In the name of security

Some may think I’m paranoid
just making a lot of noise
don’t forget the FBI files
some of us are still riled

Justification has begun
we must keep terrorists on the run
in the name of security
you must give up your privacy

Give it up for security,
just don’t include me
you want safety
I want to be free

Copyright © 2002 By John J. Lindsay. All Rights Reserved
June 1, 2002

P.S. HalfIrish has it right.

"Do you really believe the republicrats have the cajones to take this on?"

It's already going on, IMHO. Investing the shenanigans of the Wall Street Effete Elites is underway and there is really no way they can investigate Enron without investigating Global Crossing, and there's no way to investigate Global Crossing without investigating Terry McAuliffe for his "obscene profiteering" in the bribe that allowed his $100,000 investment in GC to go to $18 Million in less than two years. Work up that Return On Investment on yer calculator and yer gettin' purty durned near infinity!!

"Remember, these are the same people who gave us section 802 of the Gestapo Law, oops, excuse me, the p.a.t.r.i.o.t. act. Since I am presently wearing my tin foil hat as I type this, I am going to suggest that this law may be the future legal arm of the new world order. For those who have not read, I urge you to do so."

Point taken...still, the PATRIOT Act has always been labeled as a "Temporary Measure" so please let me suggest another scenario. Obviously, civil libertarians are justifiably concerned with the extent the Federales feel empowered to butt their noses into law-abiding American's private lives to get the bad guys who threaten our National Security. However, they began boiling this frog long before 9/11, and if We the Sheeple continue to agitate for a restoration of our Constitutional Rights, eventually we will need to declare "Victory" in the War on Terrorism and will have built the momentum for legislation that restores the disempowerment of the Federal Leviathan to levels far beyond what we had come to accept as of 9/10/01. BTW...I believe a similar strategy can be used to eliminate the federal Department of Education.

"Sadly, 60+% of Americans are willing to trade liberty for security in the arms of big government..."

Well, over 50% of Americans don't even vote, so our duty is to get to a majority of the other 40+% and make them realize what they are giving up in the panic caused by 9/11.

Great poem, mi amigo...it is very good to see you again.

FReegards...MUD