The
quote in the headline is from George Washington. In light of all that we’ve
learned recently, I can’t think of a better quote.
Terrorism
is winning. Not because they are on our street corners blowing people up as
they walk by, although that has happened. Rather, it’s because of our reaction
to being attacked. Just look at the recent years and the recent weeks.
We
were attacked on September 11, 2001. From that the Patriot Act was born. It was
too vague in places and the government has abused the writings of the Patriot
Act.
Illegal
immigration. People that come here and expect to stay because they made it. Their
first act in coming to this country is to break the law yet there are those
that want to allow them to stay. Meanwhile, terrorists can use that weakness in
the borders to cross into the country unseen.
Then
there was “Fast and Furious”. Our government arms the drug cartels and doesn’t
know where the guns are at all times? In the meantime, our government, while
arming drug cartels south of the border are doing everything they can to disarm
our own citizens.
Now
there is Benghazi, the IRS, the AP scandal, spying on American citizens using their
own phone records, cell phones and even E-mails. We’re learning still newer
terms that were older terms with different meanings, such as “prism” and “boundless
informant”.
In
Benghazi we left behind four Americans and didn’t even try to rescue them from
attack. We left them there to die! The IRS, the most intrusive of government
agencies, men and women trained to look at our receipts to see that they are
viable for deduction from our personal and businesses, take a trip and don’t
save the receipts and they target groups that are based on politics rather than
whether an entity is actually set up properly to qualify under one of the
myriad of tax codes. The government watching and listening to reporters and
even classifying one reporter as a conspirator for asking questions.
We
now have Republicans and Democrats alike praising the snooping of our E-mails,
telephone calls and text messages all in the name of protecting us from
terrorism.
We
are being terrorized by al queda and now because of those attacks we are being
terrorized by our own government. They blame it on former President Bush. “Bush
started it” or “Bush did it too”. So if you think it’s wrong that Bush did it
in the first place, which may or may not be the case, is that how you justify
continuing to do something you think is wrong?
I
could have used the well known Ben Franklin quote “those that would sacrifice
liberty for security deserve neither” but chose a more potent quote from George
Washington.
The
quote seems to be true. Government is not reason. They just try to justify
their actions with reasoning that is not sound. Government does use force
either in making laws or interpreting the laws they write. Force does not have
to be the use of the military. It can be forced on law abiding citizens by
creating more stringent laws restricting the citizen but doing nothing to
accomplish their stated reasons for the laws.
Fire
is a tool or servant. It’s used for cooking, for warmth. But when it gets out
of control the house burns down and sometimes lives are lost. When it’s the cause
of destruction and death, it becomes the fearful master.
“The
Constitution is the guide which I will never abandon” Again, George Washington.
Unfortunately, our current leaders don’t come close to the ideals of our
founding fathers. Our current leaders are enablers of the spread of terrorism.
You’re
welcome to comment.
Brett
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