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Politics : About that Cuban boy, Elian

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To: nealm who wrote (8021)	7/3/2000 11:25:57 AM
From: greenspirit	Read Replies (1) of 9127

I've heard it said, only about 33% of the people believed in freedom and liberty enough to risk death and begin a new nation, America. 33% were too afraid, and 33% didn't care enough. I for one am extremely thankful they had the courage to pay the ultimate sacrifice so that my children can be raised in freedom, instead of Castro style tyranny. Tomorrow, I will be able to celebrate that day by shooting a few rockets and giving thanks to my forefathers. Being part of the 33% minority who care about liberty and freedom can get ugly at times. But it's a small price to pay. Freedom works, and it should be acknowledged and championed whenever possible. The people aren't free when our government can come busting into law abiding citizens homes, (without a court order), machine guns at the ready, in or to snatch children under our care. America is better than that. This was not war, and the Cuban family wasn't Hitler's henchmen. They were simple people, trying to deal with an extraordinary event in their lives. Perhaps they didn't say the right things on T.V, (like trained government spokespersons might) and perhaps they didn't make concessions at the right moments while negotiating. We will never fully know. But what we do know is our government acted ruthlessly to grab the child and in the process shattered the spirit and intent of our fourth amendment. That act was shameful. And we should say so until the people responsible are shamed. Liberty and freedom are too high a price to pay. Michael

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