The Inconvenient Truths that History Teaches Us
I know you are proud of any son or daughter now proudly serving in our U.S. Military.
I, too, am proud of all our Military Warriors, past and present. I stand in awe of ordinary young men and women who so willingly, and bravely, step foward to risk life and limb for our nation.
Question: Would a son or daughter of yours serving in our Military ever, ever, turn their weapon in your direction and fire upon you . . or your neighbors . . . or any other U.S. citizen in the USA?
Difficult question. What if your son's Sargeant ordered him to fire? What if that Sargeant had to obey the order to fire that came from his superior; the officer in charge? What if that order to fire came from our Government; directly from our President, the Commander-in-Chief??? Who would dare disobey???
Recently, Senator Rand Paul stepped forward on the floor of the Senate to ask our sitting president such a question: Would he order the use of military "predator drones" to kill U.S. citizens on U.S. soil? Some 30,000 such drones have already been approved by the FAA for use in our country -- and yes, droves are already flying over our heads this very day in the USA. It took 13-plus exhausting hours of filibustering by Senator Rand -- complete with a brilliant tutorial on our Constitution and laws already shredded by our current president -- to get the attention of the White House and to illicit a written response; a vague kind of "no" to his courageous question.
Now, the question that we ALL must ask is: Do we believe this president? Do we have faith that our current Big-Brother-Government will do the right thing???
Unfortunately, history gives us many inconvenient truths and very worrisome answers to ponder because this question about abusive Big Government is not a "new" one. The horrific, bloody answers are awful, eye-opening, and heart-stopping. But, please take a little time to watch and listen. We must all be on the alert and ever viligant to ensure our hard-earned, sacred freedoms are protected from frightening abuse.
