forbygrace
July 29th, 2007, 09:54 AM
I don't know if this has been posted yet. I looked but didn't see it. If it has been, my apologies. I just think it's way too important to be missed and we all ought to call about this.
PLEASE call and then pass on to your email lists!
TIPSTER IMMUNITY COULD SUCCUMB TO MAJOR DISEASE
By Jan Markell
www.olivetreeviews.org
http://www.christianworldviewnetwork.com/article.php/2332/Jan_Markell
The so-called "terror dry runs" on airlines used to be scoffed at. Now, according to Fox News and other sources, it is in the forefront of our war on terror. Too bad they didn't take Annie Jacobsen more seriously when she exposed this back in 2004 on a flight she was on. Instead, Homeland Security and others lambasted her and tore her to shreds as an "hysterical woman" imagining a lot of what she, her husband, and many passengers saw: A "dry run" on their Northwest flight from Detroit to Los Angeles. In other words, Muslim men "rehearsing" the takeover of an airplane with evil intent.
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Rep. Peter King of New York has proposed legislation that protects all who report suspicious behavior in the airline industry. This is no-brainer stuff, right, particularly in this 9/11 generation? "Tipster immunity" is essential as citizens must be assured that their good-faith tips on strange activity will not land them in court which is what looks like could happen.
To sum it up, the Left (and some on the right) continues the mantra of, "God forbid we racially profile."
This issue is now in the hand of the House Homeland Security Committee. It is this committee that is protesting that allowing good Americans to tip off authorities regarding suspicious behavior just leads to this nasty profiling. So they want to create loopholes to permit suing at the state and local level and to require someone to be able to show that the suspicious behavior they report is related to terrorism, not simply criminal activity! Is there much of a difference??
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Nancy Pelosi, Harry Reid, Durbin, and others on the Left are attempting to stop the passage of this amendment that would grant immunity to those Americans who speak up when they see potential terror danger. If the imams and CAIR are successful, it could have a chilling effect on whether other Americans come forward to report such behavior or whether they decide that doing so isn't worth the hassle or legal fees. The law enforcement motto of, "If you see something, say something," would become irrelevant.
The final decision on the legislation is in the coming days. Start ringing phones, sending emails and faxing. We did it before and we can do it again. With immigration it was about security and this is even more directly related to security! Maybe someday the Left will wake up and realize we just aren't going to take it anymore!
PLEASE call and then pass on to your email lists!
TIPSTER IMMUNITY COULD SUCCUMB TO MAJOR DISEASE
By Jan Markell
www.olivetreeviews.org
http://www.christianworldviewnetwork.com/article.php/2332/Jan_Markell
The so-called "terror dry runs" on airlines used to be scoffed at. Now, according to Fox News and other sources, it is in the forefront of our war on terror. Too bad they didn't take Annie Jacobsen more seriously when she exposed this back in 2004 on a flight she was on. Instead, Homeland Security and others lambasted her and tore her to shreds as an "hysterical woman" imagining a lot of what she, her husband, and many passengers saw: A "dry run" on their Northwest flight from Detroit to Los Angeles. In other words, Muslim men "rehearsing" the takeover of an airplane with evil intent.
snip...
Rep. Peter King of New York has proposed legislation that protects all who report suspicious behavior in the airline industry. This is no-brainer stuff, right, particularly in this 9/11 generation? "Tipster immunity" is essential as citizens must be assured that their good-faith tips on strange activity will not land them in court which is what looks like could happen.
To sum it up, the Left (and some on the right) continues the mantra of, "God forbid we racially profile."
This issue is now in the hand of the House Homeland Security Committee. It is this committee that is protesting that allowing good Americans to tip off authorities regarding suspicious behavior just leads to this nasty profiling. So they want to create loopholes to permit suing at the state and local level and to require someone to be able to show that the suspicious behavior they report is related to terrorism, not simply criminal activity! Is there much of a difference??
snip...
Nancy Pelosi, Harry Reid, Durbin, and others on the Left are attempting to stop the passage of this amendment that would grant immunity to those Americans who speak up when they see potential terror danger. If the imams and CAIR are successful, it could have a chilling effect on whether other Americans come forward to report such behavior or whether they decide that doing so isn't worth the hassle or legal fees. The law enforcement motto of, "If you see something, say something," would become irrelevant.
The final decision on the legislation is in the coming days. Start ringing phones, sending emails and faxing. We did it before and we can do it again. With immigration it was about security and this is even more directly related to security! Maybe someday the Left will wake up and realize we just aren't going to take it anymore!