Anthrax Scare

One of the deadliest forms of terrorism is using Biological Weapons, it is aimed at countless innocent individuals and can rapidly spread far across the nation with stealth speed. As a former researcher of microbiology, I have studied the implications of the latency period with such infections such as HIV, Herpes, and Ebola and I will inform the public that certain diseases have their strengths and pitfalls. HIV, one of the most successful viruses for its ubiquity, had widely spread through the United States by the promiscuity of humans and the long latency period for detection of infection, however as a virus it is weak outside of a host's body. Ebola, on the other hand, can kill almost all of its hosts in a short amount of period but remains an unsuccessful virus for its great effectiveness in eliminating it's host which causes its inability to spread to a greater population. What we do not know we must found out the facts on ourselves. Do NOT rely on the media to give you the right answers or the full information on a subject. A lot of the media's role is to create a sensationalism in order to capture their audience so that they can watch more of their commercials and make money. That is why the media can cause utter chaos on something very trivial and unimportant just for their ratings to shoot through the roof. Most of the media are doomsayers and will continue to report misleading facts to get the people's attention. I am not saying that we do not need to worry about the onset of an Anthrax epidemic in our country. However, what I am saying is to only watch the news and take what you hear with a grain of salt and to find out prevention methods and facts on your own instead of relying on the media to give you an exaggerated report.

Watch Your Back...

Through all of this unification of the great American people and the eventual military action against Osama bin Laden, we must also be aware of our government over-stepping its constitutional bounds and infringing on the very freedoms that make our nation great. Most people wonder why I am Libertarian and ask me about my party's platform. One specific portion of the Libertarian platform calls for reducing the size of the federal government. The government right now is too evasive. In the past it has functioned without all of the "programs" put in place. As we all know, the Liberals voucher for a larger, bigger and even global extent for the United States government. However, the more conservative agenda tries to restrict the size of government. The Republicans claim that they are the more conservative group out of the bunch, but why do they keep on expanding government?

First, I do not agree with federalizing airport security. Why? By instilling more government employees we, as the working American citizen, pay these wages through our taxes. Since these employees are paid by the United States government they will more likely vote Democratic because they know that the Liberals are more inclined to increase their wages. This is a blatant attempt to gain more power through the newly federal airport security employee and further increase the size of the federal government. However, this works the other way also?the private sector would vote more with the Republicans for the less restrictions they would impose therefore leaving it up to the airlines to find a solution for airport security. Where do we find a balance? I would go for specific security guidelines, but keep the workers out of the paychecks of the American people. It is the airlines responsibility to pay these workers the appropriate wage for the important job that they do not government. If the customers of a specific airline do not feel safe from harm's way then the airline will have to solve the issue (one more thing that government doesn't have to spend billions of dollars studying). I can probably talk all day about this issue, but to be more informed all you have to do is watch the news media...airport security is a hot topic these days.

Second, National ID cards are a communistic idea that does not work. China has problems keeping tabs on the billions and billions of people there even though every citizen supposedly has an ID card to carry around. This is further infringing on the rights of our personal freedom. Why? The government should not have any way of cataloging every citizen by a certain code...I'll explain this further in the next paragraph. Why do we think that by having a National ID card we would thwart any wrongdoing? If somebody is going to commit a crime they will do it regardless if they have an ID card or not. Furthermore, do you think that these terrorists play by the rules? This is just illogical thinking from the Liberals, similar to how they think about gun control. "If we get all the guns away from the citizens' then crime will decrease." As studies have shown the reverse effect is true, the more guns in private citizen's possession the lower the crime-rate. So you think that the criminals get their guns by legal means? You must be joking.

Lastly, history shows us that in the time of crisis we have "temporarily" exchanged certain freedoms for either security or safety. How we all remember the speed limit and its existence today. The speed limit was a "temporary" solution to solve the nation's oil crisis. Temporary? Why do I still see speed limits on our roads if it was a temporary solution to the oil crisis? We are not in an oil crisis now...why do we still have speed limits? Another big issue that seems to go by the citizens of the United States is the income tax. Enacted as a "temporary" solution to fund the American involvement in World War II, the United States taxes are still here today. Why? World War II is over as far as I know. Why do we continue to have the income tax? Under our socialistic President Franklin Roosevelt, the American people tolerated some sort of national identification through the Social Security Act. The Social Security Act rationed out a sequence of numbers for every American for identification. A good program...no. Profiling of every American citizen...definitely. Why do we continually give out our social security number for things that don't even pertain to "social security?" Why do I have to give my social security number to get a bank account? Why did I have to put my social security number on my college exams? If you think that your social security number not used for identification purposes then you are naive. Next time you put your social security number on a piece of paper ask yourself, "For what reason does this person need my social security number?"

In conclusion, in the words of Michael Savage from his radio talk show The Savage Nation, beware of the government-media complex. Through the media can the government brainwash the feeble-minded to advance their agenda. Even though we may be in a heightened state of alertness from the terrorist attacks, we must also be alert on the subtle things that the government may impose on us that will infringe or erase away some of our freedoms and civil liberties. Be on the watch out for politicians like Senator Hillary Clinton who will endanger everything that America stands for, just to gain political power. Get involved with national and local politics because it dictates the future of your America.