Am I the only one that CRINGES when hearing the phrase 'Homeland Security"?'
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carrie-on
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Siren, you are definately not the only one who thinks that. On 9-11,when the first mention of it was made, I cried because I felt like the government is ready to enclose us all inside barb-wire fencing. The feelings get stronger every time I hear it.
We are already having enough of our freedoms taken away. I hate the thought of more being taken every time we turn around.
We are already having enough of our freedoms taken away. I hate the thought of more being taken every time we turn around.
Moridin187
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You're definitely not the only one my queen.. Come with me and buy an island in Greece, we're gonna start our own utopian society...
And we're gonna have a few missiles so people will leave us alone too
And we're gonna have a few missiles so people will leave us alone too
Nighthunter
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KGB,GRU,Gestapo. what do they all have in common? the were formed under the pretense of "National" or Homeland security, .
I have my own "homeland security" its called a 12 ga and a big knife.
I have my own "homeland security" its called a 12 ga and a big knife.
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miles
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It does sound weird
...maybe the question should be what should it be called?
The fact that we need one is frightening to me, not who decided it
...maybe the question should be what should it be called?
The fact that we need one is frightening to me, not who decided it
KillerMuffin
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You aren't the only one. I keep thinking Ridge = Himmler. Gestapo is right. Then Ashcroft moves in and out go the civil rights.
I'd rather be less secure than be less free.
I'd rather be less secure than be less free.
Honeygirl
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I don't mean to down play your concerns with humour here - but whenever I think of "Homeland Security" I think of the British comedy show "Dad's Army"... Basically, a show based on Britain's efforts during WWII - those who couldn't serve on the front lines - served at home. Bloody funny - and a tad scary too. 
Shy Tall Guy
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It is less the sound of the phrase that makes me cringe than the legislation and hyperbole that goes with it that really bothers me. Bovine Fecal Matter by any other name smells just as putrid.
Calamity Jane
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Yup. Gives me goosbumps, and not the good kind.
I'm thankful that I don't have neighbors. My own personal homeland is secured by a well trained german shepard and a shotgun.
Gods, I sound less like a tree huggin liberal everyday!
I'm thankful that I don't have neighbors. My own personal homeland is secured by a well trained german shepard and a shotgun.
Gods, I sound less like a tree huggin liberal everyday!
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After the First World War former senior officers in the German Army began raising private armies called Freikorps. These were used to defend the German borders against the possibility of invasion from the Red Army. Later they were used against attempts at revolution in Germany.
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Zee only zing mizzing
is zee funny accentz and zee self-righteous attitude zat goes with it.
Zis iz fur de guud of de Country, vezzer it van'tz it or not, and vezzer it is conztitutional or not.
Quvick close zee borderz and plant zee landmines along zem, vee don't van't dem damn zouthenerz or dem damn nordenerz crozzing into our homeland and bringing zer damn familyz vitt zeem.
At least when you visited the old Eastern block countries you were aware (or were stupidly ignorant) that you were entering a repressive régimes territory, here you are entering the land of the free, or not (if you are smart enough to know where to look).
is zee funny accentz and zee self-righteous attitude zat goes with it.
Zis iz fur de guud of de Country, vezzer it van'tz it or not, and vezzer it is conztitutional or not.
Quvick close zee borderz and plant zee landmines along zem, vee don't van't dem damn zouthenerz or dem damn nordenerz crozzing into our homeland and bringing zer damn familyz vitt zeem.
At least when you visited the old Eastern block countries you were aware (or were stupidly ignorant) that you were entering a repressive régimes territory, here you are entering the land of the free, or not (if you are smart enough to know where to look).
No more than
"Strategery"
"Weapons of mass destruction"
"Our cause is just"
"Let's Roll"
"Axis of Evil"
"my friend, Ted Kennedy"
"coverage for prescription drugs"
"effective missile defenses "
"ensure our nation's security"
"sound tax policy'
"over my dead body"
"character "
"evil"
Actually, these days it is just about anything crossing George Bush's fraudulently taught tight lips.
TWB
"Strategery"
"Weapons of mass destruction"
"Our cause is just"
"Let's Roll"
"Axis of Evil"
"my friend, Ted Kennedy"
"coverage for prescription drugs"
"effective missile defenses "
"ensure our nation's security"
"sound tax policy'
"over my dead body"
"character "
"evil"
Actually, these days it is just about anything crossing George Bush's fraudulently taught tight lips.
TWB
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Texan
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Don't mind me...
I'm just here to "bookmark" this thread so I can "bump" it up when (and hopefully, if) we are attacked again.
I can be pretty sure no person who has posted on this thread (with the possible exception of miles) will bump it up at that time.
I keep hearing about all the "civil rights" we have "given up" in exchange for security. I just can't seem to identify which civil rights those are, or which new policy has taken away any of our civil rights. Even after rereading the thread twice, I can't find any "rights" that have been given up by efforts to improve security.
I just think some people hear the term "homeland" and allow their politically motivated bias to transpose the term to "motherland".
just a thought...
I'm just here to "bookmark" this thread so I can "bump" it up when (and hopefully, if) we are attacked again.
I can be pretty sure no person who has posted on this thread (with the possible exception of miles) will bump it up at that time.
I keep hearing about all the "civil rights" we have "given up" in exchange for security. I just can't seem to identify which civil rights those are, or which new policy has taken away any of our civil rights. Even after rereading the thread twice, I can't find any "rights" that have been given up by efforts to improve security.
I just think some people hear the term "homeland" and allow their politically motivated bias to transpose the term to "motherland".
just a thought...
Calamity Jane
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It's the term Homeland Security that gives me the creeps, you're right about that. And the fact that what's-his-name looks like the red neck version of a nazi...
Of course, being a Missourian, I fear Ashcroft too. Maybe the office wouldn't bother me that much if ol Johnny wasn't out there in Washington, I don't know.
Here's a question though, what exactly is the job description?
Of course, being a Missourian, I fear Ashcroft too. Maybe the office wouldn't bother me that much if ol Johnny wasn't out there in Washington, I don't know.
Here's a question though, what exactly is the job description?
Shy Tall Guy
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*bump* to get rid of "Unregistered's" threads
Hmmm
For example, the FBI arrested as a material witness the San Antonio radiologist Albader Al-Hazmi, who has a name like two of the hijackers, and who tried to book a flight to San Diego for a medical conference. According to his lawyer, the government held Al-Hazmi incommunicado after his arrest, and it took six days for lawyers to get access to him.
New powers passed by congress include near-blanket rights to wiretap any communications device used by a person in any way connected to a suspected terrorist; the power to detain indefinitely an immigrant connected to an act of terrorism; and the classification of any computer hacking crime as a terrorist offense.
So, yes search and seizure, freedom of speech, to name a few.
For example, the FBI arrested as a material witness the San Antonio radiologist Albader Al-Hazmi, who has a name like two of the hijackers, and who tried to book a flight to San Diego for a medical conference. According to his lawyer, the government held Al-Hazmi incommunicado after his arrest, and it took six days for lawyers to get access to him.
New powers passed by congress include near-blanket rights to wiretap any communications device used by a person in any way connected to a suspected terrorist; the power to detain indefinitely an immigrant connected to an act of terrorism; and the classification of any computer hacking crime as a terrorist offense.
So, yes search and seizure, freedom of speech, to name a few.
