The Enemy Within
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There's no wiggle room when it comes to our civil liberties. You either support the Bill of Rights -- or you join the ranks of it's enemies.
In a recent letter to the Times Union (![[search]](http://hm.indymedia.org/images/content_searchlinks/search.jpg)
)(Albany,
NY), Troy, New York resident, Mark Worden contends that it's OK with
him if the government monitors some U.S. citizens "without the legal
niceties of a court order."
Worden writes: "make no mistake, this is no small thing. In allowing
this sort of expediency, we are giving up some of our freedom and
granting the government a great power. It is a very real sacrifice, and
it should not be taken lightly."
Worden states, "for my part, I am willing to make that sacrifice as one
truly necessary to help fight terrorism and prevent attacks on our
country. I hope others will look at it in the same way and give our
government some benefit of the doubt. We cannot afford to be
"Bushophobic" and react emotionally or from political partisanship.
Instead, we should recognize that another attack is probable and allow
our government every available tool to detect it," he said.
I have a real problem with Mark Worden and his ilk. These people pose a
greater threat to a free and independent United States than Al Qaeda.
Mr. Worden may be willing to give up his civil liberties -- but I'm not
willing to sacrifice mine! When people like Mark Worden roll over and
let George Bush violate their civil liberties, we all get screwed.
On The Net:
"Sacrifice of some privacy is OK as a safeguard," Mark Worden, letter to the editor, Times Union, January 8, 2006. tinyurl.com/c9e4c
