Terrorism and the American Gestapo

Some think the terrorists have won.

If, as most assume, the point of driving those planes into the twin towers was to create chaos in the United States, they made their point.

If, as some suspect, the point of driving those planes into the twin towers was to cause a melt-down of lawful, constitutional government, they made their point.

If, as a few are certain, the point of driving those planes into the twin towers was to instigate a civil rights crisis, they made their point.

As a bonus, with Bush using 9/11 to justify his unjustifiable invasion of Iraq, the terrorists also had a hand in bringing the country to its knees financially and morally.

But that's not all. The terrorists also handed Bush the key to unlock the constitutional door barring a president from being a dictator; and that key was fear. For seven years, the Bush administration has made 9/11 the symbol of unrelenting terrorism. For seven years we have had 9/11 held over our heads - it could happen again - anytime, anywhere.

"Be afraid," said the Bushites, "Be very afraid."

And then, "But we'll take care of you. Just give us the power we seek, and you need fear no more."


Dictatorships or totalitarian governments almost always germinate and grow from fear and insecurity. Today, when asked, a majority of people in the United States express their willingness to trade freedom for security.

9/11 was exactly what Bush and company needed.

The Bush administration, which has been mostly about assuming, increasing, using and abusing power, has unleashed a wave of fear in this country for no other purpose than to undermine the people's confidence in their safety. As Hitler and other dictatorial types knew, that's the first step toward taking control.

Another step in the process is to establish a governmental entity and give it the power to investigate and interfere in the private lives of the citizens - to make sure that security hasn't been compromised, you understand. This organization collects data, enforces a variety of new regulations and acts very much like a special police unit, outside of the purview of other law enforcement organizations. In World War II, in Germany, the entity was known as the SS or Gestapo.

In the United States today, it has been given the ominous-sounding name of the Department of Homeland Security. It could just as well have been called "The Department for the Security of the Fatherland."

This is the group that is bullying private citizens and cities along our southern border in its attempt to build the border fence, which in the minds of many people is another representation of the colossal stupidity endemic in the Bush administration.

The DHS is also the governmental unit that is trying to enforce a proposal which would require employers to check that their employees' names match their Social Security numbers, and if they do not match up, to fire said employees.

In San Francisco, a federal judge has blocked this proposal. According to U.S. District Judge Charles Breyer, the DHS proposal would create a hardship on employers and employees; it would cost employers in order to comply with the program; the government hasn't evaluated the program - it's fresh from the oven and no one has a clue how it will work (sounds a lot like FEMA, doesn't it? Oh, that's right. FEMA is part of DHS and Michael Chertoff runs the DHS!); and employers who are innocent may not be able to correct their records and they will lose their jobs.

The DHS/Gestapo isn't really concerned about all that. The DHS/Gestapo insists that the law does not create any real problems. The DHS intends to go ahead with the same set of rules the judge blocked. The DHS is serious about immigration enforcement, according to Mr. Chertoff. Notice, please, the casual disregard for the legal order of the judge.

The following oppose the DHS proposal: The AFL-CIO, the ACLU, and the United States Chamber of Commerce. It will, they say, cause discrimination in the workplace, cause legal employees to lose their jobs, and cause businesses to be exposed to greater costs and the fear of prosecution.


Then there's the business of a national ID card, aka Real ID, which is another matter for the DHS to enforce. This law requires states to issue new driver's licenses. At first the DHS said it would cost the states about $14.6 billion, but has now reduced that to $3.9 billion. How did they do that?

With regard to these new licenses:

1. A person's photograph would be taken at the beginning of the application rather than the end. Ah, the Gestapo is so very efficient. If, perchance the applicant is rejected for failing to prove identity and/or citizenship, the photo will be kept on file in this huge governmental database to catch the rascal if he/she tries to apply for a license again!

2. Three levels of security measures will be available. States can choose which one they want. Microchips are not involved. Not yet, anyway.

3. The states will have to do Social Security and immigration status checks. Before long, states are also going to have to verify birth certificates; contact other states to ensure that a person does not have more than one license; and if the applicant presents a passport as ID, the state will have to check with the State Department to verify the passport.

Why do we need this Real ID, this new system which is, in reality, nothing more than a national ID card, which the American people have said over and over again they do not want?

A national ID card is one more step on the road to dictatorship!!!!

Remember the Bush administration has never cared what the people want. And read this carefully: "The Bush administration says the law, passed after the Sept. 11 attacks, will hinder terrorists, con artists and illegal immigrants."

Of course they do and of course it won't. Terrorists, con artists and illegal immigrants will soon figure out a way to get around this law, just like any other law.

But what Bush says is seldom what Bush means. The reality is this gives the government just that much more control and power over the peoples' lives. It's always about power, never about the people!

Some states are balking. Montana, for example, says it will not obey the law. Maine and South Carolina have yet to begin preparing for this new law. New Hampshire has asked to be exempted but the Gestapo/DHS says their letter has not been found to be "legally acceptable."
(Legally acceptable, of course, is whatever DHS says is "legally acceptable.")


The fear-inducing mantra parroted over and over by the Bushites, "The terrorists are coming; be very afraid," has been quite effective, allowing them to use fear to further entrench their power and dictate how life shall be lived in this country.

But that mantra is false.

The real mantra is "Be very afraid, the Bushites are coming for you!"