The mess in New Orleans
appears to have been aided and abetted by managerial incompetence
at all levels--local, state, and federal, but there are a couple
of things that really stand out to me.
The first is the mandatory evacuation orders and disarming of responsible
citizens whose homes were on dry ground and were prepared with
food, water and auxiliary power to stick it out. I’m not
sure at which level of government this was carried out, but it
flies in the face of private property and gun rights--the bedrock
upon which this country was founded.
The other cause for concern for me is the presence of foreign troops
on American soil. Mexican troops in our country, in particular,
strike me as an affront to the American people. They are not necessary
and will not create any benefit, and I have to wonder, if these
troops are so ready, willing and able to come to our aid, where
are they when illegal aliens and drug traffickers are crossing
the American border at will, destroying the property of Americans,
and in some cases, killing American citizens? It really is outrageous
that a kleptocracy like Mexico is making a show of sending troops
to “help” the United States.
In sum, it appears to me that the federal government has used the
aftermath of Katrina as a mass psychological conditioning exercise
to the American public. They are getting us used to seeing foreign
troops on our soil, having families separated and forcibly removed
from their property, and having firearms confiscated for no reason.
Of course these things are frightening to me as an American citizen,
but, perhaps even more frightening is the lack of outrage on the
part of most of the American people.
Robert Cozine is a native and current resident of Decatur, Georgia.
He lives there with his wife, a Mexican national, and their two
young children. He is a graduate of Georgia State University
and a member of the John Birch Society. |
I am responding to an e-mail, which asks me for my comments on
Hurricane Katrina. I have chosen to give over my column to a guest
writer this month. He says everything that I want to say about
Katrina.
Sherry Henderson, Editor & Publisher
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