ummm maybe. I just have trouble relating this to small protests by UNM students on UNM grounds....
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > The undercover cops stem more from militant anarchists, socialists and > environmentalists that are using the war and the protests to further their > agendas. The whole anti-globalist movement, we really do have problems with > it here. Remember WTO? > > Timothy Heald > Overseas Security Advisory Council > U.S. Department of State > > "that the free Constitution, which is the work of your hands, may be > sacredly maintained" - George Washington, Farewell Address 1796 > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Dana Tierney [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Friday, April 04, 2003 3:04 PM > To: CF-Community > Subject: Re: Liberate Iraq -- Even With Unclean Hands > > > Jim, I am agreeing with you :) Kinda. It worries me, for example, the > undercover police among peaceful protesters is considered business as > usual. It worries me that network television is playing feel-good clips of > stirring music and the the American flag before the news, under the guise > of "supporting our troops." That particular phrase bothers me a lot. I > support the troops, but I question this war; when did that become somehow > incompatible? I see public discourse becoming more and more Orwellian and > it is happening *here* where there actually safeguards against that kinda > thing. Do I think this scenario will come to pass? I.. hope not. Is it > possible? I am afraid so. I am betting on the strengths of America, but > that doesn't mean that I don't see any dangers to the current situation... > > > > Jim Davis writes: > > > > That seems to be about the public attitude these days. I > > > wonder if this country will elect someone soon who promises > > > to do away with all the messy constitutional stuff that > > > terrorists are using against us.... > > > > That's kind of the point tho: > > > > The constitution protects these rights against this very kind of short > > term hysteria. History is littered examples of a panicked populus > > making a snap judgement and then, years later, wondering "how'd we ever > > get here?!" > > > > For the uber-geeks imagine how pain could have been averted if Jar-Jar > > was unable to give supreme executive force to Palpatine through a simple > > proposition. ;^) > > > > Today the government is doing it's best to cover-its-ass and the media > > is doing there best to scare the crap out of us. All of this gives the > > people an unreasonable sense of fear and danger. The safegaurds placed > > in the constitution (and the constitutional ammendment process) are > > there to prevent this kind of temporary situation from threatening the > > fundamental ideals this country was based on. > > > > Despite some bumps (McCarthyism, WWII Interment camps and others) they > > have done a fine job so far. > > > > Jim Davis > > > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=subscribe&forumid=5 This list and all House of Fusion resources hosted by CFHosting.com. The place for dependable ColdFusion Hosting. Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
