Some serious issues...

If you haven't figured it out by now, I have lots of ramblings this week. First it was my previous post regarding David James Elliott and now, it's just a little more serious.

I'm sure everyone has heard by now about the bombing of a recuriting station in New York City. Since 9-11, I've asked my self numerous times - what is this world coming to?! I mean, sure the nit-wits that decided to bomb a public military office at least had the decency to comence their vicious deed when nobody was there. So, what does that make them, compassionate terrorists or compassionate protestors? In my opinion, there was nothing compassionate about it!

I'm all for people standing up and fighting for what they believe in, but there *is* a right way and a wrong way to go about it... providing people use the common sense God gave them.

I don't know anyone that always agrees with our politicians, but I'm a firm believer in supporting the military! I have to say that if it wasn't for our founding father's, our past and current military - this country would be a completely differnent place to live. Rehtorical question time here, when was the last time a protestor read the Bill of Rights? I don't mean the parts that says, "Freedom of Speech", "Freedom of the Press" or "Right to bear arms". I have to ask... WHO gave you those rights? I don't see these younger folks that are protesting the war - and outside our military bases - fighting to keep those rights. Which by the way, are rights the men and women of the military lost the day they joined. Our forefathers fought the Revolutionary War to free themselves from England. Our forefathers fought the Civil War to abolish slavery. Hundreds of years later we're fighting a different kind of war... War on Terrorism!

This makes this old broad angry! People *forget* who fought and died to protect and defend our Constitution - protect our country - assist the helpless during a humanitarian mission in a crisis. People forget *who* still protects this country and defends the Constitution without question. I'll remind you folks... it's the US military giving you the right to distract drivers waving signs to impeech the President, get our troops out of Iraq and to speak out against the govenment.

One of my favorite episodes in season 4 of 'JAG' is "Act of Terror". Barry Corbin guest-stars as 'Percival Bertram', a business man where he later learns - thanks to David James Elliott's charcter 'Harm' - his money was backing terrorists attacks (personally, I think the louse Bertram knew all along by his smug grin at the end). Anyway, in the episode - which I think was excellently done by both of these actors - there is some serious conversations going with the ego of both parties showing very well and 'Harm' not backing down in a civilized manner. Now, I may not have appreciated 'Bertram' throughout the episode, but in a conversation, with the lawyer we've come to know and love, he says, "Their terrorism will not defeat us..." and a piece of 'Harm's' reply is, "Vigilantes like yourself are as dangerous to this country as the terrorists." --

Granted it might be Hollywood, but hats off and kudos to the writers of that scene! DJE's character also says, "We are a nation of laws" - believe you me folks, the "long arm of the law" isn't as long as you may think! Personally, I think we should go back to the days of "tar and feather", but I'm sure someone - maybe the ACLU - will deem it inhumane and unconstitutional. Our ancestors didn't think it was with the means of punishment they had in the 1800's. Ah, maybe we should go back to the days of the Salem Witch Trials... burn 'em all at the stake!

Then again, wasn't it someone along the lines of the ACLU, if it wasn't the ACLU, that changed the Pledge of Alligence - can't say 'One Nation under God' any more. I could be wrong, but when being sworn in during a court proceeding, I don't think they say, 'So help you God' any more either. I'm sure if I looked, US dollars and coins you won't read 'In God We Trust'. I don't see what the problem is or was... I know everyone has thier own religious beliefs and I'm not against that, but it never seemed to bother people umpteen years ago.

We tell our friends not to change because someone else wants them too. Why in the hell should this country change because some damn group like the ACLU cries in their pity pot for whatever reason? Personally - I think they can all stick their heads back in the sand and leave things well enough alone. As the saying goes, "Don't fix it if it's not broken." and not "If it's not broken, don't fix it until it is."

I think I rambled on long enough for one night.
Until next time folks...

Maria