First, let me say that as a crusty old trial lawyer of thirty years and counting, I agree that indiviual rights and freedom in general are being eroded daily in the USA. My old grandpa, or some other wise soul, once told me that "You get in life whatever you are willing to tolerate." It sounds simple enough, but it is really profound. It is true with your kids, your marriage, your governnment, or whatever. The lesson is obvious.
If you don't like what you've got, do something to change it. Do a little, or do a lot, but do something.
Bitching about it helps a little, because it makes other people aware. However, bitching about it on a Belizian talk board is not as effective as bitching about it to one of your representatives, or better yet, all of your representatives in government.
The Randy Weaver case is very tragic, but in another way, it is very good for the nation. It shows us how government, unchecked, can do much wrong. The aftermath of resignations, firings, a successful civil trial verdict, etc., also should have been good for the nation, because it clearly demonstrates that one, lone, citizen in the United States can still prevail against the money, power, and might of the entire United States Government. It reaffirms the maxim that we are still a country of laws, and not a country of men. Even though O.J. and Bill (Zipperman) Clinton did their best to pervert our sytem of the rule of law, it still prevails. If you doubt that, just try duplicating the Weaver verdict in almost any other country in the world and see what happens.
Keep the faith, and never surrender anything to tyranny.
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