Tuesday, April 14, 2009

Civil War Part 2?

This article, http://www.wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=94803, has been causing a considerable amount of concern for me. On the one hand, I am happy that the government is watching out for dangerous attacks, but on the other hand, I am worried about who they think the enemy might be. I agree that domestic terrorists, supremacist groups, and fringe militias need to be monitored. However, as I read the article, I see a number of issues (many important to me) that are not fringe issues. I am concerned that supporters of "right wing" causes may be unfairly targeted.

The first sentence of the article noted that the DHS report "warns against the possibility of violence by unnamed "right-wing extremists" concerned about illegal immigration, increasing federal power, restrictions on firearms, abortion and the loss of U.S. sovereignty and singles out returning war veterans as particular threats." What conservative American isn't concerned about illegal immigration, increasing federal power, restrictions on firearms, abortion and the loss of U.S. sovereignty? More disturbingly, the DHS report (and thus the federal government) considers it's own military veterans as a threat. 

Couple this article with the statements made by the Texas governor (I respect this so much I may nearly consider moving to TX) about the 10th amendment state's rights, and one may think that a serious struggle is being played out underneath all of the political mumbo-jumbo. Could it be that a president who purportedly models his presidency after Lincoln is leading the nation into a second civil war? 

I pray this is not the case. 


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