9-11
Washington
Times Editorial:
"The murderers of reporter
Daniel Pearl want to limit freedom of the press and divert us from the war against
terrorism. They cannot be allowed to do either of these things."
Charlie Reese,
Syndicated Columnist:
"The new laws passed by Congress in the
name of fighting terrorism pose a greater danger to the civil liberties of American
citizens than to the operations of terrorists. Powers once assumed are never
relinquished, just as bureaucracies, once created, never die."
William
J. Bennett, co-director, Empower America and author:
"The era of if
it feels good, do it is over
Action has replaced apathy, and patriotism
has a new cause. And seductive theories of moral relativism, where certain truths
are seen as mere cultural constructs, should be rightfully buried."
Wayne
LaPierre, executive vice president, National Rifle Association:
"We dont want
to risk offending an Islamic ex-con with two aliases and no job, paying cash
for a one-way ticket with no luggage, whose shoes are packed with explosives.
Whore we fooling? Too many are too timid to ask what these outrages are
supposed to achieve. Too many are too polite to say that our Bill of Rights
is too sacred to give up for homeland security or anything else."
Robert
Higgs, Senior Fellow in Political Economy, The Independent Institute:
"We can only hope that
people regain their composure and their sense of proportion before the ratchet
turns once again and our liberties sustain another irreversible crisis-induced
loss."
Supreme
Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg:
"If we gave up our
freedom as the price of security, we would no longer be the great nation that
we are."
Jimmy Carter, former President
of the United States on Military Tribunals:
"We Americans are citizens of an unchallenged
superpower. If we continue to expound shortcuts in the administration of justice,
there is a global effect set in motion."
Senator Jim Dunlap, Oklahoma State
Senate:
"[The American Association of Motor Vehicles
Administrators proposal to take the lead in creating a national ID] is
not an issue to be decided by 50 un-elected bureaucrats. Theres a democratic
ideal known as states rights, and this proposal blatantly ignores this
practical and constitutional principle."
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