Who is Richard Nelson

I am.

All joking aside. I'm a common guy. I have two kids and wife. I work a forty hour a week job, read a lot, try to play guitar, and love my God, my family, and my country with all my heart. I served in the US Marines for eight years. I believe that it's incumbent upon every American to take action to make this place better. I believe that it is our mission to protect the values that made this country great. I try herein to dig into the issues at hand and provide insight from and to the common man with regard to what is going on with this great nation. I believe that the average American DOES have the intelligence and wherewithal to understand and deal intelligently with complex government issues; I believe that it is our moral imperative!

Tuesday, May 4, 2010

Terrorists Win One More

The attempted car-bombing in New York on May 2nd, 2010 was yet another reason for our leaders to call for more surveillance.

Stop and think about this for a minute. What exactly is the definition of terrorism?
ter·ror·ism (těr'ə-rĭz'əm)
n. The unlawful use or threatened use of force or violence by a person or an organized group against people or property with the intention of intimidating or coercing societies or governments, often for ideological or political reasons.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
"…with the intention of intimidating or coercing…"

There it is. Now watch as we see the government begin to spy on American's more. Watch as we see cities (especially New York) put more and more surveillance in place. Looks like the terrorists are winning.

With every new strike (including failed attempts) we lose more freedom or gain more government intrusion into our daily lives.

I don't have the answer to stopping terrorism; there may not be one. However, when the terrorists see how we react to every attempt, they clearly see that they are winning. The Fear is driving us to take away our own freedom under the guise of security.
The man who would choose security over freedom deserves neither.
Thomas Jefferson
I would rather be exposed to the inconveniences attending too much liberty than those attending too small a degree of it.
Thomas Jefferson


Please, write to your representatives, local officials, and vote. You must let them know that we will not allow ourselves to be "coerced" by terrorists. No matter what action(s) we take to deter and/or stop terrorism, the one thing that we must never do is acquiesce.
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