CelticBear’s Musings

CNN.com – Feingold on Patriot Act: ‘The die has now been cast’ – Mar 1, 2006

This is the part that literally disgusts me and fills me with rage:

The war on terror can’t wait for more debate, Republicans said.

“Civil liberties do not mean much when you are dead,” Sen. Jim Bunning, R-Kentucky, told the Senate.

Nevermind the fact that the military industrial complex our economy depends on which absolutely loves this idea of an eternal and unwinnable war in which case you’d think it COULD wait a a few more days or so to debate how much we’ll limit our freedoms for….

That statement, “Civil liberties do not mean much when you are dead,” is the very antithesis of what the founding fathers fought and risked death and died for!!
What happened to “Give me liberty or give me death”?!

It’s important to protect innocent lives, sure. But our politicians have taken oaths to protect the Constitution…and we’re not talking about the piece of paper behind glass. Their number one responsibility is to protecting the idea of the United States of America. Of protecting freedom and liberty whatever the cost!
Lest we lose the very pluralist, free country the terrorists hate. (Which isn’t even accurate, as most terrorists couldn’t care less about the USA, they care about or occupying forgein countries, waging pre-emptive wars, getting bed with Saudi royal family, supporting Israel… that’s what they care about anyway.)

That Senator has no place having his job. It sickens me he’s holding a position of honor and responsibility created by people who risk everything, willing to sacrifice their lives to create a free country that values individual liberty above all else. He wouldn’t even have his job if it wasn’t for the sacrificed lives of thousands of people who fought and died for civil liberties!

Damn!