There Must Never Be Another Waco!
On
Shortly afterward, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
took charge of
the situation, and on
The events at
The congressional hearings, along with eyewitness testimony
and subsequent
infrared video of the events at
At the end of the hearings, questions remained unanswered, and no one within the federal government was held accountable. Davidians who survived the raid were tried for murder. A jury found them innocent, but no charges were ever brought against any federal agents.
Whatever one thinks of David Koresh and the Branch Davidians, they had committed no capital crimes. Neither could the charges of child abuse, illegal weapons, or illegal drug activity (charges that were used by the feds to justify their raid) be substantiated.
Furthermore, it is unconscionable (not to mention a violation
of
There must never be another
God-given, constitutional liberties apply to every American, even those who are considered strange or unconventional. Under no circumstances must we allow federal agencies (or any other agencies, for that matter) to circumvent the laws of our nation that protect individual life and liberty. And, unfortunately, with the advent of the Patriot Act, the federal government has far more power and authority--and individuals have far less freedom and protection--than in 1993. This portends an even more ominous future for liberty.
The demands of liberty and justice rest upon us all.
Certainly, Congress
plays a part. Their investigation into
Beyond that, under the Bush administration, we have watched the size and scope of the federal government burgeon to proportions never before seen. It seems clear that we have entered an era of unlimited and unbridled federal power and authority. Can we assume, therefore, that more Wacos are on the horizon?
It is incumbent upon each of us to seriously ponder our
future. It is imperative
that each of us be willing to study, once again, the great principles
upon
which this country was built. Such a study demands that we
re-familiarize
ourselves with the U.S. Constitution and Bill of Rights. We must
re-read our
Declaration of Independence. We must read the words of wisdom and
warning
delivered by our Founding Fathers. In short, we must be completely
familiar
with the principles of liberty, because those principles made us, and
those
principles will keep us. Without them, liberty's future is about as
permanent
as the wooden buildings at
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