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In reply to the discussion: What we have here ... [View all]sabrina 1
(62,325 posts)There is no principle in 'giving up just a little freedom for safety'. Ben Franklin was right when he said after being asked what they had been doing after writing the Constitution 'we have given you a Constitution ma'am, it is up to you to defend it'.
The oath of office taken by elected officials demands that they do only one thing, 'defend and protect the Constitution from all enemies, both foreign and domestic'. Nowhere are they told 'except if there is a chance of a terrorist attack'. No because that is exactly when those freedoms will be most important, and also when ambitious, greedy individuals will use it to try to take them away.
You go right ahead and draw your line just around this threat. What will you give up when there is a real threat? I draw mine exactly where it belongs. No freedoms, so hard fought for with so many lives throughout history, should ever be given up because of a minor, or even a major threat.