Shameful Surrender
Sam Aurelius Milam III
Today,
using "terrorism" as its excuse, the U. S. government (at all of its various
levels) has greatly escalated its policy of stopping and searching Americans
without probable cause, based on a universal presumption of guilt.
During the searches, people are compelled to bear the burden of proof of
their innocence and to provide information that might be used against them.
During the searches, the government routinely confiscates the personal
property of Americans without any compensation whatsoever. I previously
worried about the right to have guns. Today, the authorities will
confiscate even such "weapons" as umbrellas or manicure scissors.
The
people who planned the September 11 attacks must be ecstatic at what they
have accomplished, and at how easily they have accomplished it. Sure,
they destroyed some buildings and killed some people, but the real casualty
was liberty. The American People who, in the past, have sacrificed
themselves by the tens of thousands for the sake of their liberty surrendered
that liberty to the U.S. government without even a fight, after a scant
few thousand unexpected deaths. Little remains of liberty in the
U.S.A. today beyond the lip-service paid to it by the sanctimonious liars
in the government, who promise protection while delivering increased government
authority.
Accordingly,
Americans have meekly accepted a militaristic form of domestic authority
that was, in the past, the hallmark of repressive regimes in foreign lands.
By declaring such searches and seizures to be a defense of liberty, they
have made utter fools of themselves. They should be ashamed of themselves
for the insult to the sacrifices of those who died for the cause of liberty
in the past. So long as they squander their liberty seeking security,
then they don't deserve either liberty or security.![10x5 Page Background GIF Image](../../Images/10x5_Page_Background.gif)
Last Faint Hope
Sam Aurelius Milam III
For
about 40 years now, the U.S. government has pursued a policy of obnoxious
Nazi-like "security" checkpoints at the airports. The hijackings
on September 11 clearly demonstrated the worthlessness of those checkpoints.
All of those pointless and repressive checkpoints completely failed to
stop the hijackers. Yet, the efforts of a handful of ordinary people
on one airplane completely prevented any harm to the intended target of
the hijackers of that particular airplane. Predictably, the response
of the U.S. government is to strengthen the checkpoints, that is, to increase
the amount of something that has already been proven to be worthless, while
ignoring the demonstrated answer to the problem.
The
answer to the so-called airport "security" problem literally fell out of
the Pennsylvania sky for all to see on September 11. When the passengers
on United Airlines Flight 93 were motivated by their understanding of the
situation, they proved themselves to be entirely capable of taking the
airplane back from the hijackers. Not only that, they did it after
their own government had deprived them of almost all possible means of
self-defense. Left with nothing but "teeth and fingernails" as weapons,
they did it anyway. If they had been properly armed, then they might
not have lost the airplane in the first place. They might not have
died retaking it. Thus, the answer to the so-called airport "security"
problem — and to most other security problems — is clearly revealed.
Armed residents in the homes. Armed diners in the restaurants.
Armed teachers in the schools. Armed passengers on the airplanes.
Not armed government gestapo thugs, but armed people.
Armed
people have always been the real source of security in this country.
If we are to continue to have any security in the future, other than that
of well-kept slaves in a police state, then that security will have to
come from the people, not from the government.![10x5 Page Background GIF Image](../../Images/10x5_Page_Background.gif)
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