Posted by
JayPeriod on Monday, January 14, 2008 4:28:23 PM
We keep hearing in the mainstream media just how bad the justice department under President Bush is. They talk about the rights that have been stripped due to programs such as the wiretapping of al-Qaeda members and the Patriot Act. We are warned that if we don't keep our eye on them, they will demolish the Constitution.
Hogwash!
What we have had out of the Bush Justice Department is a program to track and spy on enemies of the United States. They have tapped the phones of those who side with bin Laden and use that intel to protect us. They have denied terrorists access to lawyers and American courts. Seeing how liberal those courts are, they'd likely hand over the keys to the country if they did hear from these terrorists. They have also put into place programs which are intended to protect us from invasion and defeat.
It's been over 6 years since an attack on our soil.
Clinton's Justice department, on the other hand, brought us such incidents as Waco and the Elian Gonzales tragedy in Miami. In each of these events, it was not terrorists who suffered, but America families. Their rights were stolen.
We've been told that the Branch Davidians in Waco were a danger to our way of living. We have had it pointed out that the group in Waco was a cult. Well, last time I checked, being a cult wasn't reason to have your property assaulted by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms.
The only reason BATF has ever given for storming the compound in Waco is that they had purchased a large amount of firearms. There had been reports of other offenses, such as holding some against their will or underage marriages, but that's no reason to bring in the BATF. The only reason BATF would be warranted would be firearms violations. Even at that, the leader, David Koresh, was seen in town on multiple occasions and could have been arrested there.
No, Janet Reno determined that an all out military-style assault was needed. In the aftermath, all were lost. Most importantly, rights were lost.
The same think happened in the case of Elian Gonzales. His mother risked, and lost, her life to get her son out of Cuba. His relatives in Miami were trying to get him asylum so he wouldn't have to go back to Cuba. Yet, the Clinton Justice Department decided to bow to the media darling, Fidel Castro, rather than offer him political asylum. So, the family's home was stormed, circa 1939 Germany and Soviet Russia, and the boy was taken. He was sent back to Cuba, where he will stand no chance at a decent life. The family's home and rights were invaded and stolen.
Clearly, the Bush Justice Department has had the rights and protection of the American people in mind. Clearly, the Clinton Justice Department did not. Yet, the mainstream media fails to show the difference. Instead, they focus on the Bush Justice Department firing a handful of employees who were found to be not fulfilling their duties. Oh, and don't forget that Clinton fired all of them when he came to power instead of just a handful.