Tuesday, August 22, 2006

Democrats and rights caught in Catch 22

Democrats will do anything to get George W. Bush. Look at the bizarre ruling handed down by a Carter appointed judge dismantling the NSA eavesdropping program. Democrats cheer a ruling which makes Americans less safe and charge to the airways to proclaim Bush a criminal for, get this, protecting the American people. This is just too strange. Democrats are some of the biggest anti-rights people in American history.

FDR interned US citizens of Japanese descent. Ronald Reagan offered a public apology and reparations to those interned or the next of kin. FDR also had four German saboteurs tried in military courts and hung in about the time it takes to get Chinese carry out. Republicans in both houses voted in greater percentages for the Kennedy/LBJ Civil Rights Act of 1964 than did Democrats. Yet blacks have voted in increasing percentages for Democrat candidates ever since. Al Gore was happy to cherry pick four heavily Democrat Florida districts for a re-count ignoring the rest of the state in the 2000 presidential election. Could have sworn there was something about equal protection in our constitution somewhere.

So, what’s behind the Democrats latest Machiavellian howls against the president and what if they get their way? They’d better be careful for what they ask for. When the Democrats get what they “want” and America is laid bare to terrorists, the terrorists will strike. When America is hit again the NSA program and financial profiling will appear to be tame measures compared to those that Americans are likely to demand.

Ever the hypocrites, Democrats will say Bush didn’t do enough to protect us. If in power, you can bet that they will enact all manner of rights restricting, infringing and denial all in the name of keeping us safe. When confronted with their hypocrisy, Democrats, as always, will excuse their own excesses as necessary in difficult times.

Civil Rights seem to be caught in a Catch 22. We want maximum freedom. That very freedom gives the terrorists access to plot and plan. Then when terrorists' acts occur, we clamp down hard on our freedoms. Inconveniencing everyone in the process except the terrorist.

NOTE: Out until Monday. Been reading a bit on America's Indian wars and think there are some parallels there for our war on terror.

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