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Lest we lose sight of the fact that we are citizens of the United States of
America and we are ALL working to support our families, keep our loved ones
fed, clothed and safely living in warm, healthy environments, all the while
paying for our military as well as good schools, roads, fire and police protection
and government through hard earned tax dollars!
A better discussion would be perhaps, "Is this war against peoples of another
religion/way of life really right? Is death on both "sides" worthwhile?
Are our young and not so young men and women's lives, those in the military,
worth cheaper oil and expensive weapons sales?" Because if you think it truly
started out about terrorism... you may be misguided. A snake does not strike
unless goaded, unless it feels threatened and in peril. We may be the only
species that kills so easily.
I am not a history teacher, but I remember some of what I learned years ago.
We probably lost our moral highground as a democratic and freedom loving
nation decades ago when we invaded Mexico, somewhere around the 1840-1850's.
Actually that war was called "La Guerra Del 47" after the U.S. annexation of
Texas in 1845. Up until then most of our wars were about maintaining our
Freedoms as written down in our precious founding documents. Never forget,
Boston, Massachusetts was the conscience of the nation back then, speaking out
against our land grabbing Southern neighbors who even wanted to spread slavery all
the way into California as we gobbled up Native American lands as well as
Mexican territories. Of course, we know that fighting Hitler was a moral war, it
is just sad that we allowed our corporate interests to keep us out of the
battlefield for so long. That was a war we should have jumped into years before
we did.
A more important point worthy of heated discussion at this juncture, the most
important point I believe, is that our Founding Fathers labored long and
hard, establishing strict guide lines for us as a nation. REMEMBER that Right
called, "FREEDOM OF SPEECH?"
If our dedicated, loyal and hard working web meister Wm. believes that a
healthy discussion for or against the war in Iraq falls under the right of free
speech, than, if it offends you... don't read it.
I OWN the right to speak my mind. It is required, as an United States
citizen to question the choices of our government, they work for me, and for you.
that is why we have the RIGHT to VOTE, to demonstrate, to congregate. I am
an American and proud of it... and in almost every generation of my family
tree, military men and women have given their lives so that you and yours might
have the safety to voice your beliefs and live in peace. Thomas Jefferson's
aunt was my Great Grandmother six times back. Presidents W. H. Harrison and his
grand son, Benjamin are my ancestors, as well as Rear Admiral Samson, who
planned the assault on Santiago in 1898 and later ended his career as Commandant
of the Boston Navy Yard. And, along with the Iroquois blood from my father's
side, I am also a Daughter of the Revolution, with ancestors that were here
long before the Mayflower ever took her perilous trip.
So, as far as I am concerned, anything that someone feels strongly enough
about to take the time to sit down and email into our town's volunteer website,
should be posted! Read YOUR United States Bill of Rights, the First 10
Ammendments to the United States Constitution!
AmendmentsThank you.
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