<<We need to abolish the terrorists at any cost.>>
And there is the line that separates many folks.
While I (and most non terrorists) heartily join the goal of abolishing terrorism, I join those who soundly reject the "at any cost" portion of that equation. I will not give up my constitutional rights to "abolish terrorists" and I will fight those who desire to take them away from me or anyone else for that (or any other) goal.
Ben Franklin said it best: "They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety." He wrote those words as part of his Historical Review of Pennsylvania in 1759, nearly 30 years before there was a U.S. Constitution.
The remark was as appropriate in 1759 as it is now. If abolishing the terrorists is worth "any cost," then they have already won the war since we are willing to give up what we are striving to preserve.
One final thought: this has nothing to do with being liberal or conservative, unless seeking the preservation of the constitution and its guarantees of liberty somehow divides those groups.
Troy
Troy
Those who shoot from the hip usually end up just shooting themselves.
Plan the grub and grub the plan.
Where is the party tonight? Who is bringng the drinks?
