[Kevin Curry]

That is typically what happens when war is declared. Unfortunately, no offical war . . .

We are at war. We are under genuine threat of attack from within our borders by vile and ruthless enemies. Most sensible people realize this. Only a few libertarian loons get hung up on the formalities.

The first task of government is to preserve life. Liberty is irrelevant to a corpse.

[steve-b]

"hung up on the formalities" -- the neurosis of the people who thought that Clowntoon should be punished for lying under oath.

[Boonie Rat]

Only a few libertarian loons get hung up on the formalities

Damned Constitution anyway. Just because it details explicitly what and how the government is to work doesn't mean we have to follow those "formalities".

Boonie Rat

MACV SOCOM, PhuBai/Hue '65-'66

[Who is George Salt?]

"Liberty is irrelevant to a corpse."

Now where have I heard this before.....oh, yes - Better Red Than Dead.

Your statement is a weird mirror-image of the battle cry of the unilateral disarmament movement of the 70s and 80s. Just like you, they presented us with a false dilemna - We better do (fill in the blank) or we're all dead! And it is no less repellent coming from the right, than it was coming from the left. Sorry, but as someone who can remember the Cuban Missile Crisis, I've heard this tune my entire life, and I'm not impressed.

This police action is no more a "war" than the current "war" on drugs. BTW, how is the WOD going, anyhow? Any end in sight? Expect the same with your WOT.

[gunshy]

If we are at war, then why don't we put up our first line of defense and close the borders. We aren't at war, all we are doing is allowing our government to dominate and control our lives.

[Dan from Michigan]

The first task of government is to preserve life. Liberty is irrelevant to a corpse

Every man dies. Not every man really lives.