I think they should be commended on doing the job they were elected to do for the American people and that is to protect us from terrorist’s attacks. When a democratic congress votes in favor of the republican President’s venue only serves to highlight the inherent dangers in opposing such laws. More so since he’s a lame duck President at that. The overall bill passed 69-28 (go figure).

Chicago Tribune

They are talking about suspected terrorists here, not your everyday-run-of-the-mill Joe Blow and we must make that distinction for the sake of understanding what’s at stake here. We are dealing with a shrewd, despicable and vile enemy that would stop at nothing to rain in terror, total chaos and destruction on our society as it was so devastatingly demonstrated on 9/11 and who continue to warn us of impending doom. Have we so soon forgotten? Certainly our retention span is perhaps slightly longer than that of the proverbial goldfish? Or is it that we have been so peppered with that heinous massacre that we would like to dispel it from our thoughts altogether and put on our rose colored glasses and continue living as if nothing happened? Perhaps it was a supposed figment of our collective imagination?

We should be proud that our congress and executive office can come together for once, putting politics aside to render us the needed protection.