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.
Pray for our
troops.
What do you
think?
God Bless America
Charlie Daniels
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