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The FBI-monitored terrorist watch list is meant to prevent anyone suspected of being involved in terrorist activity from boarding a plane in the United States. But it won't prevent the same people from buying firearms and explosives in this countryMore Times Square Coverage:
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OK so the move to abolish weapons for civilian's moves ever closer to being a reality. My question is this, If there are people who have to be watched by the FBI terrorist's or by some government agency then why do we have to have any more laws that restrict guns, Why don't we just deport them and not let them back If they are a danger to the US then get rid of them not the second amendment. This is ridiculous that we would allow them to remain here to eventually do something. I am to the point where I don't care if we do what is now refer to as racist I don't care if it is a hardship on them, We are sending them HOME not a death camp. If we allow the same government that will watch someone for being a threat but do nothing to stop them ,then it will be just another step towards the confiscation of every weapon that we American's who are not terrorist's or criminal's own. It's not about our safety or some Muslim coward being here to kill us. It's about the Government being sure that we will never be able to say enough and be able to do something to keep them from taking every last freedom we have. "The strongest reason for the people to retain there right to keep and bear arms is as a last resort to protect themselves against tyranny from Government" Thomas Jefferson.
June 26 2010 at 9:35 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyThis type of secret list will deny a person their constitutional rights without due process. Recently a 6 year old was reported to be on the list and before that an 8 year old Scout was on the list and as of now an American college student that had gone to Yemen to study has been forced to stay in Egypt and not able to come home. Even Sen. Ted Kennedy of Massachusetts was on the list.
People say history repeats itself and this secret list reminds me of McCarthyism of the 50's. His blacklists were ultimately discounted but not before ruining may lives.
At this time there is no way to find out how you got on this list but more importantly, how you get off this list. The FBI has stated that there are various reasons to be on the list and many that are on this list are not terrorists at all or may have the same name as a person of interest.
The denial of any basic Constitutionally guaranteed right based solely on a secret list is without merit and contrary to our rights as stated in the Fifth Amendment; "nor be deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; etc". I'd ask what freedom is next, speech, but that is being debated in Congress now.
Watching the current events unfold it occurs to me that the legislators oath of office in promising to protect and defend the Constitution is more lip service than application. You cannot defend something while tearing it down. Our rights should not be decided on bureaucratic whims.
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