Comments on: Can the Government Keep Us Safe?

By: jbm

jbm — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 14:10:58 +0000

“Those who would give up essential liberty to purchase a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty or safety, nor, are they likely to end up with either.”__~ Benjamin Franklin

By: Chad

Chad — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 03:28:53 +0000

The southern states abandoned the federal government in 1861 after Lincoln promised higher tariffs and a centralized banking system. The end result he sent federal troops in to force them to submit to the federal government at gunpoint! This of course was after decades of attempted reconciliation!

By: Bryce Shonka

Bryce Shonka — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 01:43:57 +0000

Our forefathers resisted centralized government and succeeded…I agree!

By: JRT

JRT — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 14:33:43 +0000

I don't think we are the unhappy minority, but I believe that most of us are so busy contributing to society through our work as well as serving our communities and churches in our "free time" as volunteers, not to mention leading our families on the straight and narrow path, teaching our kids about personal repsonsibility, and trying to make our own ends meet (in an ongoing economic downturn that began about 10 years ago in our community) that we do not have extra time to formally protest. We write letters and emails to our local, state and federal representatives to express our opinions and we vote accordingly.
It is a sad state of affairs when we are too busy contributing for the good of our nation to be able to formally protest and get the media attention that this cause deserves.
But then, the mainstream media does a good job of ignoring much of the conservative point of view anyway.
I am afraid we will have to reach a crisis point: losing our rights to bear arms and free religious speech before we, as a mass of people backed into a corner, demonstrate on a large scale.

By: MichaelBoldin

MichaelBoldin — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 03:08:58 +0000

Judge Nap DOES have his own show – he's on the radio every day, Brian and the Judge, syndicated nationwide, and he does a show on FoxNews.com (web only) called FreedomWatch, which would be amazing to get bumped up to the regular network…

By: @twitimbo

@twitimbo — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 02:06:05 +0000

Judge Napolitino should get his own show. I don't agree that government shouldn't have any role in keeping us safe but he makes an interesting point about how bad the government is at keep our security. I believe it has a role in providing security and safety of every citizen but that role is best executed when it is limited in nature. The best security is your own ability to defend yourself.

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By: Larry

Larry — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 17:52:53 +0000

One more thing…

In contrast, to what I see going on in our own country, I see Iranians taking proactive measures against their government, I see marches, protests civil disobedience on a scale that Tells the world what direction Iranians want their country to go. I don't see anything close to that here.. Maybe it's the media, Maybe it's that the majority of Americans really are content and we are the unhappy minority.

By: Larry

Larry — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 17:45:23 +0000

"We will not trade freedom for anything"

Meanwhile, we continue to trade our freedom, and not just for safety, but also our Health care, livelihood, our identity and control of movement
The Judge is well meaning, but Trading our freedom for safety didn't start with the TSA, and It wont stop with them either.

I hate to be the cynic, But I don't see anything happening to stop this from getting bigger, . It seems that everyone who dares to stand and lead in the charge for restoring our rights and freedoms doesn't get the press coverage that is needed to get the message out.
One particular person is Deborah Medina. I Don't see her getting the same main stream press coverage that Hutchinson and Perry get in the race for Texas governor. I have yet to see Montana manufacture firearms under their new law, I have yet to see a state retract from federal intervention short of resolutions.. The term that change takes time didn't apply when Obama got into office, things happened at breakneck speed.. I don't see the same fervor in countering it.

I am afraid that the more frustrated like minded people get, and without a leader to represent them, the closer we move to out and out rebellion. It is becoming clear that the traditional ways to enact the will of the people are being stifled by those who hold the power of getting out the message. we still rely heavily on Television as our main source of "credible"information, but only because we are liberally spoon fed our needed entertainment to wash down their propaganda. we view the internet as a much less credible source of information because it is less regulated.

I have obviously digressed from the topic, But I feel it is all tied together,

By: Old Rebel

Old Rebel — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 15:25:30 +0000

Losing our freedom is the price we pay for a government that continues to meddle in other people's affairs overseas, then throws open the doors to whoever and whatever feels like sliding on in. It's what Steve Sailer calls DC's "Invade the world/Invite the world" policy. I call it a formula for suicide.