It's time to take a stand

I am sure by now every one has read or at least heard about the plan to attack Fort Dix and kill as many American soldiers as possible that was stopped in it's tracks. We got lucky on this one folks and what are we, the people of the United States of America, going to do about it?

I, for one, am sick and tired of hearing about how misunderstood the criminal is today. I sit down and listen to the news and hear about some one killing some one else some where and then poof off they go to interview the friends, family, neighbors, even a teacher or two and every one says the same thing. "I can't believe it!" Well, why can't you believe it? There is a person dead and in this case many soldiers could have died because some fools got it in their heads to strike out against America once again. Some one has to be responsible so are we supposed to blame the victim and give the criminal right? Oh wait, that's right, we are in America! They are innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Well isn't it funny that these six men did not believe in America enough to stand by her and support her soldiers during this time but, we the people of this great country, have to give them a fair and just trial and presume they are innocent until the investigators on this case make their case free of reasonable doubt. I am having a problem with this.

Here's the problem. I read the parents of one of the young men claim that the F.B.I. is lying. Their son could not have done something so horrible because the United States has been his home and has changed his life and so on. They don't believe it. They feel, like every other parent of every other criminal in this country, their son is innocent and being set up by the police. This wasn't a fly by night investigation. They have been looking into this for the past fifteen months. They have tapes recording training events they did and they have recording of their conversations together saying exactly what they plan on doing, attacking Fort Dix and killing American soldiers. Should we be easy on them and let them go without bail? Should we say it's ok because they didn't mean what they said? In my opinion, no we should not! This isn't walking off with a soda from the corner store, grabbing a ladies purse and running away, robbing the nearest store, although these crimes are bad. No this is a lot worse, because this is treason. Treason against the United States of America and that, my friend, is and always has been punishable by death. If, after all the evidence is heard, they are found guilty there should be no more if, an's, or buts about it. Perhaps if we started to do things old school then the new way of looking at things, as if they didn't care and it didn't matter to them, will change. People have to be held responsible for their actions.

Another thing that is really bugging me is the illegal status of so many in this country today. I am not the type of person to say this is America and you don't belong here unless you are American but I will say this. If a person wishes to come to America for any reason they should do it the right way or leave. I know there are those of you thinking, I have my nerve. How could I possibly understand what you are going through. Well I can and I can because of my Grandparents who were legal immegrants. When they came here they had nothing and they had to work hard to get what little they earned to raise their family. Life wasn't easy for them either. My Grandmother used to do piece work at home besides her regular job, she was a seamstress. Yet no matter how hard they had it one thing they always said was how happy they were to be here in America. They didn't just say these words they proved it by becoming citizens and shedding their immigrant status. My Grandmother often talked of the day she took her oath and how proud she was of that time in her life. What's wrong with today's picture when we have so many illegals that we can't find them. We have so many people who want to work here and take from this country and not give back or they feel if they pay taxes they have given enough. It's time the American people take a stand! It's time we demand our boarders be protected to keep problems like this foiled attempt on Fort Dix and illegal aliens out of our country. It's time we spoke up and let the powers that be know we do not appreciate it if foriegners come onto our soil and make threats in order to make them selves feel better in the name of whatever God they are speaking to. It's time we stopped worrying about using the word God in public places and put prayer back in school and the flag salute back at every public event. It's time we took our country back and demanded one country one language. It's time we let the law makers know we are not going to take it any more so either they do something about this or we will find others who will.