Smshirk of Atlata posted a Discussion topic on the Tea Party Patriots main page. You may read it here.
It seems that Rhode Island Senator, Sheldon Whitehouse, with whom he had engaged in a spirited correspondence, turned him in to the FBI as a suspected extremist. An agent actually showed up at his door! Fortunately, the agent was reasonable and polite.
Nonetheless, this point is -- smshirk thought twice before feeling comfortable about writing to his Senator again.
We must not allow ourselves to be silenced. Let me say that again, a little louder: WE MUST NOT BE SILENCED.
Smshirk didn't allow himself to be silenced. I think I'll go write a little love note to some folks in D.C.
moogiep - i'm putting an addendum into my last post at curtains with a link to yours and smshirk's post at tea party patriots - we must leave a trail...*8[
ReplyDeleteOMG. I'm semi-speechless. WHAT have we come to?
ReplyDeleteThis is upsetting.
ReplyDeleteHowever, here's a thought that upsets me even more:
Our military and the F.B.I. are full of America's very best. In today's world, to pass a security clearance test and to make it through an extensive FBI background check, is no small thing.
Also, these branches are probably the last 'hold-outs' of conservatism in all of our government.
I have had extensive conversations with my West Point son who is training to be an officer in the US Army.
"Son, what do you do when the country you are risking your life to protect changes so dramatically that you can no longer fight with a good conscience?"
Ronald Reagan alluded to my next thought when commemorating some occasion in Europe during his presidency: Good people were caught up in the Nazi movement. Good citizens were in the military when Germany became what it became.
I seriously do not know how to answer the question of what my son should consider when, after his second year at West Point, he is asked to sign on the dotted line committing himself to 2 more years at WP and five years of active duty afterwards.
Does anyone have answers for this?