Last night during the CNN National Security Debate Speaker Newt Gingrich advocated for strengthening the so called "PATRIOT Act" while Rep. Ron Paul offered the repeal of the PATRIOT Act not strengthening it. Basically Newt Gingrich said that we need to strengthen the PATRIOT Act to protect American Citizens from Terrorism and that every tool and every bit of intelligence that can be used ought to be used. Paul countered that we cannot give up our liberty for security or we will have neither. Paul highlighted that Timothy McVeigh caused terror with the Oklahoma City Bombing he was a US Citizen and we were able to handle that case via our Constiution. Which Newt stupidly walked into that trap by saying that Timothy McVeigh succeeded, to which the audience gave him unwittingly applause, (Paul of course got applause for his comments about not violating the Bill of Rights and our Civil Liberties) To which Paul points out his folly that with a mentality like that we should have policemen and cameras in every house in the US to prevent a crime...which would be a violation of the Bill of Rights...remember McVeigh was a US Citizen. While Paul and lot of people opposed to the PATRIOT Act and the liberty infringements it contains we recognize that you cannot not stop every crime and every act of evil every time that is the risk you take living in a free society...or you can be safe a live as a virtual slave.
Newt Gingrich Flip Flops on the "PATRIOT Act."
Newt Gingrich Flip Flops on the "PATRIOT…
Newt Gingrich Flip Flops on the "PATRIOT Act."
Last night during the CNN National Security Debate Speaker Newt Gingrich advocated for strengthening the so called "PATRIOT Act" while Rep. Ron Paul offered the repeal of the PATRIOT Act not strengthening it. Basically Newt Gingrich said that we need to strengthen the PATRIOT Act to protect American Citizens from Terrorism and that every tool and every bit of intelligence that can be used ought to be used. Paul countered that we cannot give up our liberty for security or we will have neither. Paul highlighted that Timothy McVeigh caused terror with the Oklahoma City Bombing he was a US Citizen and we were able to handle that case via our Constiution. Which Newt stupidly walked into that trap by saying that Timothy McVeigh succeeded, to which the audience gave him unwittingly applause, (Paul of course got applause for his comments about not violating the Bill of Rights and our Civil Liberties) To which Paul points out his folly that with a mentality like that we should have policemen and cameras in every house in the US to prevent a crime...which would be a violation of the Bill of Rights...remember McVeigh was a US Citizen. While Paul and lot of people opposed to the PATRIOT Act and the liberty infringements it contains we recognize that you cannot not stop every crime and every act of evil every time that is the risk you take living in a free society...or you can be safe a live as a virtual slave.