I was engaged in a heated debate recently with a very learned and longtime friend. I was shocked he was demanding I willingly give up my inalienable rights so he could feel safe while traveling.
I of course threw out the standard Ben Franklin quote most here know by heart.
His response?
The point (no it is not about the TSA)?
The point is there are two kinds of people. Those who believe in the Constitution. And the enemy. You can take the latter back in time to personally meet the Founding Fathers and it won't change a thing. They would just puff up their chests and smugly announce how much of an idiot Ben Franklin is. To his face.
So while the above piece will solidify
our stance it won't win the hearts and minds of the criminally insane. We must fight till the day we die knowing the best we can ever hope to achieve is keeping stupid at bay.
Maybe kill a few zombies too.
(que: National Anthem and fade to American Flag waving in breeze)