Boortz the Libertarian
If you want examples of how 9/11 drove a lot of then-libertarians insane, there is a lot of low-hanging fruit to be had by reading Neal Boortz’s archives from then and now.
July 6, 2005:The 1878 Posse Comitatus Act forbids federal troops from participating in domestic law enforcement activities, but new measures supported by the Clinton administration and approved in July allow the Department of Defense to deploy troops in cases of actual or anticipated terrorist attacks. Eager to downplay the inevitable concerns about troops operating on U.S. soil, Defense Secretary William Cohen said, “The American people should not be concerned about it. They should welcome it.”
Welcome it? That’s good–keep painting the new unit as something that will bring Americans more security on home soil. After all, there’s ample evidence that increasing numbers of Americans are all too willing to give up their individual freedoms to get a little more security. But do we want to see more incidents like Waco? Members of the Army’s Delta Force were deployed there. Marines assisting in border patrols shot and killed a goatherder in Texas in 1997. These things will happen with frightening regularity as the Posse Comitatus Act’s restrictions are eroded further.
The Pentagon is reportedly training soldiers for civil defense and promoting a relaxation of the Posse Comitatus Act. Probably not a bad idea…we’re a sitting duck for another terrorist strike.