I have been anti death penalty as long as I can remember, it is one of my most consistent beliefs. [View all]

[Augiedog]

I never thought anything could change my opinion about that. If you sentence someone to life in prison for whatever act they committed, they are by definition no longer a threat to society. There simply is no reason to kill them. Unless of course you are into vengeance, or take gleeful relish in the prospect of thrill killing for the sake of killing.

This morning I saw on the news that the National Guard is authorized to use deadly force in Washington D.C. I am a Vietnam vet and I understand the disaster that combat is. I find myself relieved that these Guardsmen and women are authorized to use deadly force.

It’s clear that we have a violent terrorist element in this nation that would change our governing principles and structure from one of “we the people” to do what I say or I will kill you. This is called tyrannical dictatorship. That is what they have in mind for us. A few thousand terrorists are going to decide for 320 million Americans their form of governance. They have declared war, or jihad, on us.

This is beyond the remedy of putting someone in prison, this requires the most extreme form of response. We never hesitated when the twin towers were destroyed. We must not hesitate here. These terrorists will not stop until they have wrecked America and reformed it into the fascist demagogic dictatorship they envision.

I am saddened that my belief of not supporting the death penalty has been so challenged. I do not want to see Americans killed because they disagree with me. But they have made themselves an existential threat to our society as a whole. Sometimes you just have to suck it up and do the hard thing. If the terrorists attack again, I am glad that the National Guard has the ability to protect themselves and our nation.