Ron Paul did not go far enough

[sailingaway]

Ron Paul did not go far enough​

Ron Paul is absolutely right to criticize the horrific abuse of American civil liberties in the pursuit of men who killed fewer people than died sitting on toilets the day of the Boston Marathon:

"Forced lockdown of a city. Militarized police riding tanks in the streets. Door-to-door armed searches without warrant. Families thrown out of their homes at gunpoint to be searched without probable cause. Businesses forced to close. Transport shut down.

These were not the scenes from a military coup in a far off banana republic, but rather the scenes just over a week ago in Boston as the United States got a taste of martial law. The ostensible reason for the military-style takeover of parts of Boston was that the accused perpetrator of a horrific crime was on the loose. The Boston bombing provided the opportunity for the government to turn what should have been a police investigation into a military-style occupation of an American city. This unprecedented move should frighten us as much or more than the attack itself.

What has been sadly forgotten in all the celebration of the capture of one suspect and the killing of his older brother is that the police state tactics in Boston did absolutely nothing to catch them. While the media crowed that the apprehension of the suspects was a triumph of the new surveillance state – and, predictably, many talking heads and Members of Congress called for even more government cameras pointed at the rest of us – the fact is none of this caught the suspect. Actually, it very nearly gave the suspect a chance to make a getaway."

Paul's criticism is strong, but it could be stronger. The fact is that President Obama should be ordering a federal investigation of the violations of the Constitution by the city and state police, as well as any federal agencies involved. It is depressing to think that we might have had a President Paul responding to this unprecedented attack on the American people by the police forces of the State if only the Republican Party had not insisted that Mitt Romney was "electable".

more: http://voxday.blogspot.com/2013/05/...ampaign=Feed:+blogspot/voxpopoli+(Vox+Popoli)

 

[sailingaway]

I'd personally prefer state investigation, but Obama should investigate the DHS/Federal involvement. Unfortunately, I think it went as planned, but for the public reaction.

 

[Root]

I'd personally prefer state investigation, but Obama should investigate the DHS/Federal involvement. Unfortunately, I think it went as planned, but for the public reaction.

Agreed. Almost too perfectly planned.

 

[Christian Liberty]

Pres Ron Paul would never have happened, not enough people love liberty.

As for the crticicism, I hesitate to crticize Ron Paul on anything since, although he is occasionally wrong, he is also my hero. Nonetheless, I have to agree that Ron should have said this, and no longer has the slightest of political reasons not to. Of course, Obama wouldn't have listened to him even if he did.

 

[sailingaway]

Ron said what he thought when it cost him positions and power, as well. Because someone had to say it.

 

[KEEF]

I'd personally prefer state investigation, but Obama should investigate the DHS/Federal involvement. Unfortunately, I think it went as planned, but for the public reaction.

Agree.

 

[jmdrake]

I'd personally prefer state investigation, but Obama should investigate the DHS/Federal involvement. Unfortunately, I think it went as planned, but for the public reaction.

Agreed. But truth is treason in an empire of lies. Ron's pushed this about as far as he can. I'm glad Ben Swann is still out their raising the deeper questions.



And of course there's Alex Jones, but people are starting to develop an immune response to him. We need more voices!

 

[PierzStyx]

Agreed. But truth is treason in an empire of lies. Ron's pushed this about as far as he can. I'm glad Ben Swann is still out their raising the deeper questions.

And of course there's Alex Jones, but people are starting to develop an immune response to him. We need more voices!

That is because Alex Jones sounds like a ranting madman od'ing on steroids, meth, and Red Bull. Ben Swann does not. Thus he instantly gets more credit.

 

[sailingaway]

Agreed. But truth is treason in an empire of lies. Ron's pushed this about as far as he can. I'm glad Ben Swann is still out their raising the deeper questions.



And of course there's Alex Jones, but people are starting to develop an immune response to him. We need more voices!

thanks, I hadn't seen that. But I think Ron can push continuously, it just isn't his only issue.

 

[Anti Federalist]

Ron said what he thought when it cost him positions and power, as well. Because someone had to say it.

Can't rep that enough...