The Rude Pundit: Things in the Memo on the Killing of Americans ...

[Volaris]

64. "...and then something happens, an attack here or there ?"

My opinion might not mean much, but I've always held that Freedom is, by it's nature, an inherently DANGEROUS proposition. The freedom to leave my house in the morning, and go about my day as I see fit (wether it be work, school, laying on the grass in the park, whatever) carries with it the possibility that I might get hit by a bus. This is a thing I accept as a consequence not only of my own freedom, but also of my fellow Citizens. I accept the danger.

That having been said...

I know I sound like I want my Government to not ever be engaged in any kind of action that keeps me safe, and that makes me sound like a crazy person who listens to Glen Beck. Not so. What I want, expect, and DESERVE form my Government is for that Government to be dynamic and responsive to the balance that always has to be struck between ensuring liberty and protecting the Citizens that empower that government.

While I can only speak for myself, (and not those who, say, live in or near Manhattan) I CHOOSE THE DANGER. I ALSO accept the possibility that I might get outvoted, and that we have a Judicary to determine where the best balance lies. But, despite what that Judicary may or may not decide, I perfer the Moral Integerity that comes with honoring the treatys we have signed in the past, again, even IF that choice may make my life more dangerous. Besides, for me, outwiting the danger posed by life, enemies of the State, or whatever, just feels more appropriate than destroying every precieved threat with the baddest weaponry we can find. Were civilized people, after all, not mindless cave-dwellers...

Just my 2 cents, and responses both supporting and condemming this position are welcome, as always.