The Governments Control on People

In a time of war U.S. citizens should not be forced to give up their civil liberties. Even though it is a time of chaos and high tension, the government should not have the power to rescind our god given rights. As an American citizen i have the right to an opinion no matter what, a right that I express often. the government already tries to put regulations and rules on the rights we are given, some such as the right to bear arms, rightfully should have regulations. The government does have the ability and right to try to persuade people into being patriotic or open-minded to the war by advertisements and rallies, but they should not have the ability to mandate patriotism. Also in my opinion this would be counterproductive, if you want something, ask for it, don’t demand that it should be given to you. Chances are that it won’t be. i know for a fact that if i was demanded to be something I’m not i would not change 1 iota. Its not that Im stubborn or a jerk, Its that the government is trying to change people into shape shifted human beings that all fit perfectly into their idea of a community, and that’s not going to work for the 2 billion people that reside in America.   

U.S.S. Maine Attacked by Spain!

The U.S.S. Maine has been destroyed and Spain is the one to blame. On the night of February 15th the Spanish attacked without any justification. 266 Americans were killed as a result of the savage attack and only 89 were found alive. To make matters worse the Spanish will not attest to their gruesome actions. The U.S.S. Maine was off the coast of Cuba, where tensions between the U.S. and Spain have been rising. While the Spanish were not considered allies no one could have foretold their terrible act of brutality that had occurred. Innocent Americans have been killed and somebody has to pay for it. Spain must be punished for what they have done.