- Senator Ron Paul doesn't believe in it, nor does an ever-growing number of Republicans. However, Mr. Bruce Ramsey - editorial columnist for the Seattle Times...does. Why?...what the hell is this so-called 'War on Terror'?!?
"They that can give up essential liberty to obtain on a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety." - Benjamin Franklin, Founding Father of the United States.- Mr. Ramsey believes 'America is in peril'...from who?!? Well, 'terrorists'... O.o?? Who...the fuck is 'a terrorist'? WHAT...is 'a terrorist'?!? With the inception of the NDAA, we have a vague generalization of what 'a terrorist' is...but, overall, there's no actual specification as to what 'a terrorist'...IS. In truth, by going over the NDAA list of characteristics given, it looks more to be a consciencious shopper...then 'a terrorist'.
- The following link leads directly to the National Defense Authorization Act of 2011-2012: http://www.govtrack.us/congress/billtext.xpd?bill=h112-1540
- So, instead of being a particular person in general that anyone can identify as 'a terrorist' looks to be someone who 'harbours ideas against America'. Who would that be? Are frugal shoppers who plan ahead having a week's worth of non-perishable food committing 'a terrorist act'? Is someone who supports thier First Amendment Rights...'a terrorist'? Is an editorial news columnist who doesn't support the NDAA...'a terrorist'? Is freedom of expression now 'an act of terrorism'? How far do we go?...How extreme do we get regarding this so-called 'War on Terror'?...
"Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances." - United States Constitution, Bill of Rights, First Amendment.- What are we doing? Have we gone insane? what are we talking about?...this is McCarthyism all over again, keeping the citizenry of the United States in perpetual fear of some hypothetical 'enemy'...'Be afraid of "terrorists"', Congress says. Well, I lost my 'fear of terrorists' when I grew up and stopped believing in 'the boogeyman', Congress...I don't see any logical reason to run around like a scared child again - it's called maturity, it's called being a responsible adult.
"We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness." - Declaration of Independence, Preamble.- Am I saying that there are not people 'out there' who seek to cause me harm? No, I'm not saying that...Congress has proven that there -ARE- people out there quite willing and able to inflict harm upon every citizen of the United States of America. What I -DON'T- believe in is having them incarcerated, indefinitely, without trial based upon fear-trafficking, an emotional constraint - terror. Under the NDAA - ANYONE could be regarded as 'a terrorist'...even a child, everyone's children.
"If ye love wealth greater than liberty, the tranquility of servitude greater than the animating contest for freedom, go home from us in peace. We seek not your counsel, nor your arms. Crouch down and lick the hand that feeds you; and may posterity forget that ye were our countrymen." - Samuel Adams, Founding Father of the United States of America.- I've been thinking lately...is it really a 'War on Terror'. I don't believe that, why?...because it's not a 'War on Terror' - it's a War on PEACE! With today's technology...we have the means of establishing communication with everyone, everwhere On...Our...PLANET...and you will find ALL OVER THE WORLD a unified desire for -PEACE- and if this is so, then in order to maintain an excuse to perpetuate a massive military budget...WE MUST INVENT THE ENEMY!...and assume everyone could 'fit the description' via the fallacy of reasoning called PROFILING!
"Free government is founded in jealousy, not confidence. It is jealousy and not confidence which prescribes limited constitutions, to bind those we are obliged to trust with power.... In questions of power, then, let no more be heard of confidence in men, but bind him down from mischief by the chains of the Constitution." - Thomas Jefferson, Founding Father of the United States of America.- Is -THAT- what we're going to war against?...paranoid delusion established by Congress?!? What if I don't agree?...what if I say, 'no' and that 'this is wrong'? Am I now 'a terrorist'? Am I now to be incarcerated without trial...indefinitely, because I don't believe living in a state of utter paranoia and perpetual delusion in -MY- version of 'The American Dream'? What if I want to brave and rational?...well, apparently via Congress...that is 'an act of terrorism'. We need to call is how we see it folks - this is a 'War on Peace', not 'terror'.
"That government is best that governs least." - Thomas Paine, American author of 'The American Crisis', 'Age of Reason' and 'Common Sense'.- ...and if I am considered 'wrong' for believing thusly, then I want to be known as a 'Peaceist'. Hold me under THOSE charges, not 'terrorism' and I'll walk into my holding cell with my head held high. I will GLADLY be charged with 'peaceism' for I will -NEVER- support terrorism...because that is -EXACTLY- what the NDAA is - an act of terrorism against -EVERY- American citizen...
Peace be with you,
The American Deist,
Mark D. Little.
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