Should we sacrifice some of our civil liberties to help fight the war on terror?

Question

I need to know for a speech im doing for it...

Answer 1

I for one expect the government to do the best they can to protect us, within the realm of preserving personal rights.

So NO. I am not prepared to be stopped at the Texas , Oklahoma border and have some jack booted n**i thug ask me for my "papers".

Answer 2

What about this instead  for different reasons unity of Christians, Muslims, followers of Judaism in one set of Holy Places each belief held as valid as the other. This would dispense with illusion of differences. Then the question why each could not be a follower of the other at the same time given each has  God in common. Then explain how the point of The War On Terror as it is becomes a moot point. Preachers of this idea have something to offer while The War On Terror Has nothing.

Answer 3

Most people are willing; their fear trumps all

Answer 4

Assuming your American you allready Have.

Answer 5

That would mean the terrorist have truly won!! So, no absolutely we should not sacrifice what makes us worth being a nation, our freedoms!! That would mean we are becoming like the terrorists, and dictating what is RIGHT.

Answer 6

absolutely not!

Answer 7

One thing about this so-called " War on Terror".  How will we know when we've won .  When all the terrorism stops?  Not going to happen.  This has been carefully designed to go on forever.  Call it a never ending supply of money for the "Enlightened".   snoman

Answer 8

If you lose your rights, what are you fighting for again???

Answer 9

You start giving up your rights, and soon you will have none of them left.

Answer 10

Absolutely not! The more restrictions we have on our civil liberties the more they will take. Remember that anyone who comes into office can make the rules on whose liberties are restricted. While you might be ok with it now, who will be setting the criteria in the future and when will it be your turn to be jailed in secrecy? Adolph Hitler began by slowly taking away freedoms and while it was Jews that they could blame for poverty,society went along with it. When he began to gas the elderly and mentally challenged, people woke up to what he was doing.

When the n***s came for the communists,

I remained silent;

I was not a communist.

When they locked up the social democrats,

I remained silent;

I was not a social democrat.

When they came for the trade unionists,

I did not speak out;

I was not a trade unionist.

When they came for the Jews,

I remained silent;

I wasn't a Jew.

When they came for me,

there was no one left to speak out.

Answer 11

no

Answer 12

Not a single one.

Answer 13

no-but we have given up some already. the government is poised to take more, by the end of this year we are going to be mouths hanging open going what just happened

Answer 14

any one that would sacrifice liberties for security  deserve  neither.   Ben Franklin.

Answer 15

Those that would sacrifice their freedoms for security deserve neither.