So on Sunday I'm going about my merry way on my way to the local Wal-Mart to get a replacement bulb, I'm sure complete with RFID tagging and all... But hey it's convenient.

Just before turning off the main road I was on to turn into the Wal-Mart parking lot, I spot this guy.



Notice the GITMO sticker.  In case you can't read the bottom of the sticker it says, "Lock The Terrorsits Up!"
The black thing in the middle is Osama's head behind bars.  I found this sticker very distrubing and was struck by a desire to see what the person that would advocate the finer points of GITMO as well as support Rick Perry's sell-out of Texas via the Trans-Texas Corridor and Spanish owned companies controlling the plethora of toll roads they are building all over the place, looked like.  I suppose I was hoping to find a drooling idiot behind the wheel that I could have pity on and understand completely why they didn't understand what they were supporting.

Alas! I was disappointed to find a very normal looking older man and his wife driving along in blissful ignorance.  Now keep in mind it was Sunday and as we got closer to a very large church in the area I had a new bright thought, the irony of which was just too much.  What if these Neo-Con, torture supporting people were on their way to church?  Wouldn't that just be a hoot?

Well sure enough, I wasn't disappointed this time.  They turned into the church parking lot, parked, the gentleman grabbed his Bible, and off they went to commune with Yahweh.

While I can't really find any place in the Bible where torture is specifically condemned, I also can't find where it is specifically allowed in general.  There would appear to be some acceptance in the Old Testament of its use for crimes commited that a criminal was convicted of.

However this to me is an issue that requires the searching of your heart on two levels.  The first is as an American.  I cannot condone the use of torture by America against others with the intent of coercion.  One it doesn't work and second I believe it to be morally wrong and against the principles this country is founded on.  The second search must be into your relationship with Yahweh.  I believe you will find that Yahweh does not condone the torture of men by men and certainly not in the absence of any wrong doing.

Perhaps more important and in fact most important is simply the caption of the sticker, "Lock The Terrorsits Up!"

How long before that gentlemen is labeled a terrorist? How long before you are?  If you've been following any of the events since 9/11 you should be very concerned.

The Patriot Act on has seen massive amounts of legislation and worse simple Executive Orders, that strip your liberties and protections.  They will manage to subvert Habeus Corpus with regards to US Citizens.  Have no fear of that. 

Just like this section from the latest NIE report:

While Iran, and to a lesser extent Syria, remain the most active state sponsors of

terrorism, many other states will be unable to prevent territory or resources from being

exploited by terrorists.

Anti-US and anti-globalization sentiment is on the rise and fueling other radical

ideologies. This could prompt some leftist, nationalist, or separatist groups to adopt

terrorist methods to attack US interests. The radicalization process is occurring more

quickly, more widely, and more anonymously in the Internet age, raising the likelihood of

surprise attacks by unknown groups whose members and supporters may be difficult to

pinpoint.

• We judge that groups of all stripes will increasingly use the Internet to

communicate, propagandize, recruit, train, and obtain logistical and financial

support.

Don't think for a minute they aren't taking as much about groups inside the US that are deemed to be leftist, separatist, etc.  They are.  Note the reference to anti-globalization sentiments.  They are coming after your liberty, my liberty, anyone that doesn't agree...  You may support GITMO today, but what will you do when YOU are labeled a terrorist?  How will you feel then about being locked up without charges or hope of justice?


You should think about it.