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Old Feb 17, 2011 | 5:12 pm
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nachtnebel
 
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take a back seat to the realities of the situation.
... If you were in the army your sergeant would be telling you “Soldier, shut up and soldier”.
The reality of the situation is that you are strip searching the American public. That has never been dared before in the history of the republic. It is specifically forbidden in the Constitution that used to govern the outfit you work for.

The reality of the situation is that you are feeling up the sex organs, buttocks, hair, and whatever else you please, of the American public, likewise in violation of custom, expected freedoms, and the explicit words of the 4th Amendment.

The reality of the situation is that other countries in the world with worse terror problems do not do this.

The reality of the situation is that we are told to submit, "soldier on", whereas a healthier reaction would be to run y'all through with bayonets.

There is no inevitability about this. There is no need to accept it. It cannot be accepted because it is unjust and violates the human person so deeply. You just want us to quietly comply, to go take our place up at the lip of the pit when it is our turn. the h*ll with that.
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