2001 Soap Box Archives
Amazing
If it weren’t so serious, Timothy McVeigh’s latest
attempt to postpone his execution would be laughable. Their
objection this time was that the FBI withheld evidence, which
in this case seems to be reams of meaningless papers which would
have no bearing of any importance on McVeigh’s case. The
crux of the matter is that McVeigh has admitted to the crime
and no amount of jockeying by lawyers is going to change that
fact. But the wild part of the appeal is this, that since the
FBI didn’t submit every scrap of paper that he wanted a
hearing in court. Not to proclaim his innocence, nor to introduce
new evidence, but to preserve the integrity of the American
justice system Now is that about the silliest thing you’ve
ever heard? How much justice did he give those 168 people he
casually murdered? How about life, liberty and the pursuit of
happiness, is not that what preserving the integrity of the
law is all about? That’s about the biggest chunk of hypocrisy
this country has ever been exposed to. I’d wager a good
sized bet that those lawyers who have burned the midnight oil
to try to save the life of a wanton mass murderer would not
raise a finger or lose a minute’s sleep over the lives
of innocent unborn children who die daily at the hands of other
mass murderers in white coats. And how about all the people
who oppose the death penalty? I’m certainly not criticizing
people who truly feel that the death penalty is morally wrong,
but if they are so concerned about human life why don’t
we see them outside abortion clinics? It’s amazing to me
what our society has turned into. We tolerate crime, drugs and
the decay of morality just because of a few powerful loudmouths
who tell us that it’s better to be politically correct
than sensible. I keep hoping for a champion. For someone who
will stand up in the public arena and say,”I don’t
care how many votes it costs me, abortion is wrong, the war
on drugs can be won, homosexuality is not a normal thing and
criminals have to be taken off the street by whatever means
necessary. Someone who has the guts to say,”If you smoke
cigarettes there’s a good chance you’re going to die
from lung cancer, so you are responsible for lighting them up,
you’re killing yourself, not the companies who make the
cigarettes no matter how despicable they may be.” Some
one who will tell the truth, no matter what it is, who will
stand up to the powerful media and condemn pork barrel politics.
Someone who would state the obvious fact that we cannot continue
to allow the flow of illegal aliens, that school vouchers ar
not only good but vital to the education of america’s children
and the quality of it’s schools. Maybe I’m only dreaming
that there’s someone out there who would actually be willing
to put America and America’s people first, ahead of party,
popularity and self. Maybe I’m dreaming, but there’s
hope, there’s always hope.
What
do you think?
God
Bless America
Charlie Daniels
