- Abe Fortas
Thursday, July 19, 2012
Sounds like the country's current problem . . .
Dissent and dissenters have no monopoly on freedom. They must tolerate
opposition. They must accept dissent from their dissent.
Fixing Single Motherhood - excerpt from Michael Brenden Dougherty
From my perspective the sexual revolution liberated men to abandon the mothers of their children, defining fatherhood down to an alimony payment and maybe state-defined visitation. Women like my mother were expected to raise families entirely on their own emotional and financial resources, however meager. The answers given to the problems that this social revolution caused tend to be curt and unhelpful: contracept better. Or as my mother was ominously told by
some upon my conception, “Just take care of it.” Those seem like the “retrograde and ugly” moral sentiments to me.
Just because I turned out fine doesn’t mean that everything is fine.
some upon my conception, “Just take care of it.” Those seem like the “retrograde and ugly” moral sentiments to me.
Just because I turned out fine doesn’t mean that everything is fine.
Administration isn't protecting America . . . Tell Congress we aren't happy!
ADMINISTRATION TELLS AMERICANS: WE WON'T PROTECT YOU
BORDER AGENTS AND CITIZENS TOLD TO RUN & HIDE
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Our own government has posted signs INSIDE our own borders, warning American citizens that the area is unsafe. Our government knows and admits that ILLEGAL immigrants are conducting human trafficking, drug wars and a myriad of other ILLEGAL activities right inside our own border! Yet, instead of solving the problem and protecting us, the Administration is telling Border Agents and American citizens to RUN AND HIDE!
A sign that reads:
DANGER - PUBLIC WARNING TRAVEL NOT RECOMMENDED
Active Drug and Human Smuggling Area
Visitors May Encounter Armed Criminals and Smuggling Vehicles Traveling at High Rates of Speed
Stay Away From Trash, Clothing, Backpacks and Abandoned Vehicles
Our own government is asking Americans to restrict our freedom, because the Administration feels free to not enforce their own laws.
The Majority Staff Report of the House Committee on Homeland Security has this to say:
"Not all illegal aliens are crossing into the United States to find work. Law enforcement officials indicate that there are individuals coming across the border who are forced to leave their home countries because of criminal activities. These dangerous criminals are fleeing the law in other countries and seeking refuge in the United States."
Since 2006, Mexican crime has left over 55,000 dead on the other side of the border. One of the border towns, Juarez, Mexico, is known as the "Murder Capital of the Western hemisphere." Yet in spite of these staggering numbers, our Administration wants to leave our borders open and our citizens unprotected. This crisis affects not only Border States like AZ, NM and TX; but also every state in the country. The FBI says that Mexican and South American gangs, along with their violence and drug trade, have spread to every single major US city. Our own Justice Department admits that Colombian and Mexican cartels bring in $18-39 billion in sales from the United States.
But gangs are not the only issue. The other, often overlooked problem is TERRORISM. In 2007 FBI Director Robert Mueller alerted Congress that "there are individuals from countries with known al Qa'ida connections who are changing their Islamic surnames to Hispanic-sounding names, obtaining false Hispanic identities, learning to speak Spanish and pretending to be Hispanic immigrants. Our administration has this information, knows the danger, yet does NOTHING to stop the problem or protect Americans.
Apparently, appealing to a specific minority voting block to get re-elected and defeat the American People is more important to this Administration, than actually doing their job and protecting our citizens and our borders.
Just last week, we reported that the Department of Homeland Security is telling Border Agents to run and hide. And road signs posted within our own borders tell American citizens to basically do the same.
When our own government warns us away from dangerous areas within our own country - dangerous areas that same government could, but won't clean up; we have a bigger problem than just the issue of Illegal immigration. We have either lost our freedom due to government incompetence or our current administration is simply in the business of actively giving our freedom away.
"Good people sleep peaceably in their beds at night only because rough men stand ready to do violence on their behalf." – Orwell
Run and Hide in the face of Danger" – DHS to Customs & Border Patrol Agents
Military and Law Enforcement Officials understand that desertion of your post is a serious and severely punishable offense. Yet new FEMA and DHS are officially sanctioning desertion and dereliction of duty by instructing agents to run and hide from danger.
The DHS’ new mandatory class, "Active Shooter" for Customs and Border patrol agents, instructs it’s on and off duty personnel to literally "run away" and "hide" and only engage dangerous suspects if all attempts to "Run and Hide" have been exhausted.
From the mandatory FEMA-administered computer course, entitled "IS-907- Active Shooter: What You Can Do,"
Evacuate: If there is an accessible escape path, attempt to evacuate the premises.
Hide out: If evacuation is not possible, find a place to hide where the active shooter is less likely to find you.
Take action: As a last resort, and only when your life is in imminent danger, attempt to disrupt and/or incapacitate the active shooter
Customs agents themselves are disgusted with new Federal instruction. Brandon Judd, leader of Arizona’s Customs & Border Patrol Union # 2544 wrote "We are now taught in an ‘Active Shooter’ course that if we encounter a shooter in a public place we are to ‘run away’ and ‘hide’ If we are cornered by such a shooter we are to (only as a last resort) become ‘aggressive’ and ‘throw things’ at him or her. We are then advised to ‘call law enforcement’ and wait for their arrival (presumably, while more innocent victims are slaughtered)."
CBP Agents know they are obligated to protect the whether they are on duty or not. Given the new instructions, some are worried they will be punished should they do their job and take down a gunman as in the cases of Ft. Hood or Rep. Gabrielle Giffords.
Another post by a CBP agent on the local Union #2544 website goes on to say "It is always comforting to know that for those of us who carry a weapon when we are off-duty, if we should encounter such a situation, stop a shooter and save countless lives, we can look forward to being disciplined or fired by the Border Patrol because we should have run away to hide and then maybe thrown objects at the deranged killer instead of taking action and stopping him with a firearm,".
THIS IS THE AMERICAN BORDER and the force that keeps the bad guys out. Yet now our own Department of Homeland Security, ostensibly charged with keeping America safe, is telling enforcement officers to "run away".
This isn't the first time DHS has issued boneheaded and downright dangerous policies. In fact, the night Border Patrol Agent Brian Terry was killed, his team of BORTAC agents was following DHS policy when they fired bean bag warning shots at AK-47 armed Mexican bandits. Not surprisingly, the bandits fired back with live ammunition and Agent Brian Terry was killed.
Right here, right now, we have armed Gangs, Drug runners, illegal Aliens and even Muslim terrorists coming across our borders. Apparently DHS would just as soon let the bad guys in than do anything to stop them.
This sort of insanity MUST STOP. Our borders need to be protected, running and hiding or throwing bean bags won’t cut it. We need an active, engaged policy to protect America and her people!
BORDER AGENTS AND CITIZENS TOLD TO RUN & HIDE
(Sign up for updated e-mails from patriot@ameripacupdate.org)
Our own government has posted signs INSIDE our own borders, warning American citizens that the area is unsafe. Our government knows and admits that ILLEGAL immigrants are conducting human trafficking, drug wars and a myriad of other ILLEGAL activities right inside our own border! Yet, instead of solving the problem and protecting us, the Administration is telling Border Agents and American citizens to RUN AND HIDE!
A sign that reads:
DANGER - PUBLIC WARNING TRAVEL NOT RECOMMENDED
Active Drug and Human Smuggling Area
Visitors May Encounter Armed Criminals and Smuggling Vehicles Traveling at High Rates of Speed
Stay Away From Trash, Clothing, Backpacks and Abandoned Vehicles
Our own government is asking Americans to restrict our freedom, because the Administration feels free to not enforce their own laws.
The Majority Staff Report of the House Committee on Homeland Security has this to say:
"Not all illegal aliens are crossing into the United States to find work. Law enforcement officials indicate that there are individuals coming across the border who are forced to leave their home countries because of criminal activities. These dangerous criminals are fleeing the law in other countries and seeking refuge in the United States."
Since 2006, Mexican crime has left over 55,000 dead on the other side of the border. One of the border towns, Juarez, Mexico, is known as the "Murder Capital of the Western hemisphere." Yet in spite of these staggering numbers, our Administration wants to leave our borders open and our citizens unprotected. This crisis affects not only Border States like AZ, NM and TX; but also every state in the country. The FBI says that Mexican and South American gangs, along with their violence and drug trade, have spread to every single major US city. Our own Justice Department admits that Colombian and Mexican cartels bring in $18-39 billion in sales from the United States.
But gangs are not the only issue. The other, often overlooked problem is TERRORISM. In 2007 FBI Director Robert Mueller alerted Congress that "there are individuals from countries with known al Qa'ida connections who are changing their Islamic surnames to Hispanic-sounding names, obtaining false Hispanic identities, learning to speak Spanish and pretending to be Hispanic immigrants. Our administration has this information, knows the danger, yet does NOTHING to stop the problem or protect Americans.
Apparently, appealing to a specific minority voting block to get re-elected and defeat the American People is more important to this Administration, than actually doing their job and protecting our citizens and our borders.
Just last week, we reported that the Department of Homeland Security is telling Border Agents to run and hide. And road signs posted within our own borders tell American citizens to basically do the same.
When our own government warns us away from dangerous areas within our own country - dangerous areas that same government could, but won't clean up; we have a bigger problem than just the issue of Illegal immigration. We have either lost our freedom due to government incompetence or our current administration is simply in the business of actively giving our freedom away.
"Good people sleep peaceably in their beds at night only because rough men stand ready to do violence on their behalf." – Orwell
Run and Hide in the face of Danger" – DHS to Customs & Border Patrol Agents
Military and Law Enforcement Officials understand that desertion of your post is a serious and severely punishable offense. Yet new FEMA and DHS are officially sanctioning desertion and dereliction of duty by instructing agents to run and hide from danger.
The DHS’ new mandatory class, "Active Shooter" for Customs and Border patrol agents, instructs it’s on and off duty personnel to literally "run away" and "hide" and only engage dangerous suspects if all attempts to "Run and Hide" have been exhausted.
From the mandatory FEMA-administered computer course, entitled "IS-907- Active Shooter: What You Can Do,"
Evacuate: If there is an accessible escape path, attempt to evacuate the premises.
Hide out: If evacuation is not possible, find a place to hide where the active shooter is less likely to find you.
Take action: As a last resort, and only when your life is in imminent danger, attempt to disrupt and/or incapacitate the active shooter
Customs agents themselves are disgusted with new Federal instruction. Brandon Judd, leader of Arizona’s Customs & Border Patrol Union # 2544 wrote "We are now taught in an ‘Active Shooter’ course that if we encounter a shooter in a public place we are to ‘run away’ and ‘hide’ If we are cornered by such a shooter we are to (only as a last resort) become ‘aggressive’ and ‘throw things’ at him or her. We are then advised to ‘call law enforcement’ and wait for their arrival (presumably, while more innocent victims are slaughtered)."
CBP Agents know they are obligated to protect the whether they are on duty or not. Given the new instructions, some are worried they will be punished should they do their job and take down a gunman as in the cases of Ft. Hood or Rep. Gabrielle Giffords.
Another post by a CBP agent on the local Union #2544 website goes on to say "It is always comforting to know that for those of us who carry a weapon when we are off-duty, if we should encounter such a situation, stop a shooter and save countless lives, we can look forward to being disciplined or fired by the Border Patrol because we should have run away to hide and then maybe thrown objects at the deranged killer instead of taking action and stopping him with a firearm,".
THIS IS THE AMERICAN BORDER and the force that keeps the bad guys out. Yet now our own Department of Homeland Security, ostensibly charged with keeping America safe, is telling enforcement officers to "run away".
This isn't the first time DHS has issued boneheaded and downright dangerous policies. In fact, the night Border Patrol Agent Brian Terry was killed, his team of BORTAC agents was following DHS policy when they fired bean bag warning shots at AK-47 armed Mexican bandits. Not surprisingly, the bandits fired back with live ammunition and Agent Brian Terry was killed.
Right here, right now, we have armed Gangs, Drug runners, illegal Aliens and even Muslim terrorists coming across our borders. Apparently DHS would just as soon let the bad guys in than do anything to stop them.
This sort of insanity MUST STOP. Our borders need to be protected, running and hiding or throwing bean bags won’t cut it. We need an active, engaged policy to protect America and her people!
Somebody who?
"If you've got a business -- you didn't build that. Somebody else made that happen." - Barack Obama
I find it horrifying that the president of this country would express an opinion like this. How else was this country built if not on the inspiration and hard work of people who wanted to make a difference and build a business? We are not all the same. Not everyone wants to work as hard as another. His speech basically told the less-inspired that they are the good guys and the successful people used them to get ahead. How dare he demean the blood, sweat, and tears people go through to build a business from the ground up. And, how many of the people in his audience actually work for a business that was once just a dream? Did they stop to think that they are able to put food on the table because this business person's dream grew enough to hire people like him to work and earn an income? Why is working hard to get ahead such a crime in the eyes of the president? Does he really want a population of entitled people who are content with being cared for by the government rather than going out and becoming free, individual people? Excessive government intervention doesn't help a country, it merely diminishes the spirit of the people.
On another thought relating to this topic, the president, himself, didn't get here on his own, either, but he doesn't seem to want to answer to God on any level.
I find it horrifying that the president of this country would express an opinion like this. How else was this country built if not on the inspiration and hard work of people who wanted to make a difference and build a business? We are not all the same. Not everyone wants to work as hard as another. His speech basically told the less-inspired that they are the good guys and the successful people used them to get ahead. How dare he demean the blood, sweat, and tears people go through to build a business from the ground up. And, how many of the people in his audience actually work for a business that was once just a dream? Did they stop to think that they are able to put food on the table because this business person's dream grew enough to hire people like him to work and earn an income? Why is working hard to get ahead such a crime in the eyes of the president? Does he really want a population of entitled people who are content with being cared for by the government rather than going out and becoming free, individual people? Excessive government intervention doesn't help a country, it merely diminishes the spirit of the people.
On another thought relating to this topic, the president, himself, didn't get here on his own, either, but he doesn't seem to want to answer to God on any level.
All valid!
"Don't try to solve serious matters in the middle of the night."
-- Philip K. Dick
-- Philip K. Dick
"I have only one superstition. I touch all the bases when I hit a
home run."
-- Babe Ruth
-- Babe Ruth
"Get all the fools on your side and you can be elected to
anything."
-- Frank Dane
-- Frank Dane
"I used to wake up at 4 A.M. and start sneezing, sometimes for
five hours. I tried to find out what sort of allergy I had but finally came to
the conclusion that it must be an allergy to consciousness."
-- James Thurber
-- James Thurber
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