Eight hours is a long time to listen to even an articulate libertarianish thinker drone on. So, for what it's worth, here's how it might have been said:
"Obama, Holder, and even some famous Republican munchkins say they own plenary shoot-to-kill authority over American citizens on American soil. No warrants, courts, due process or any other technical mumbo-jumbo which just slows things down.
"All they need is a sincere belief that the death-marked American is a bad guy who might do wrong.
"Then they sing us the lullaby 'Of course we wouldn't really do it. Well, hardly ever anyway, just when we're pretty sure we need to.' But we demand the authority.
" The idea of entrusting my life or yours solely to the competence, judgement, and good will of guys like that -- or anyone, for that matter -- scares Hell out of me. How about you?"
"So the answer is 'No'."
"We like to trumpet the moral and practical superiority of government by law rather than men, so let's get with the program. Thank you and good night."
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Aside No. 1: Joel has a related take on "dangerous people" over at his place.
Aside No. 2: Television news. as usual, is missing the point by parsecs. The morning gruel -- especially on MSNBC -- is turdfully dense with panicked concern about (1) Whether all this means Sen. Paul will run for President and (2) whether it "exposes a rift in the Republican party." For krissakes Joe, Mika, the point here is whether or not the DoD should program into the president's football the coordinates of every coffee shop known to harbor loud-mouthed nonconformists.
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