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...Waco, which began the 51-day siege that ended in conflagration, as "reminiscent of the standoff at the Warsaw ghetto." Opposition to ATF has become so intense in gun-toting quarters as to resemble a religion, says Gerald Nunziato, who heads the ATF tracing center. He distills its creed: "The gun is God; the N.R.A. is the congregation; and ATF is the devil...
...maybe we wouldn't have all this "Henny-penny, the sky is falling!" There ought to be a place to go. So we're building a constitutional-covenant community near Kamiah. The only requirement for moving in there-it has nothing to do with race, color, creed, sexual persuasion or anything else -- is that you are willing to stand up for the constitutional rights of your neighbors. There are no walls. As far as I know, there are no guns...
Forget intelligent discussion on gun rights for individual citizens. Forget inquiries into the government's botching of Waco. Forget any rhetoric at all on ways to reduce the scope of government in our lives. For now and the foreseeable future, anyone (of any race, creed, gender or religion) who even brings up these topics will be accused of abetting baby killers. So we can chalk up another victory for the Oklahoma City bombers. In addition to being vicious terrorists and murderers of innocent children, they are mind-bendingly stupid individuals...
...shape the American community as we move into the 21st century. It is up to us to determine if a country so divided can endure--if we have given up on the possibility of a color-blind society in favor of one that is intensely aware of color and creed. We have the benefit of the experiences of the past 30 years of affirmative action--both the triumphs and the failures--to guide this process. What is essential is honest and respectful dialogue...
Nations like Canada which conduct themselves "in compliance with the principle of equal rights... and possessed of a government representing the whole people... without distinction as to race, creed, or colour" are guaranteed protection against dismemberment by the 1970 U.N. Declaration on Principles. It is unlikely that Quebec, part of a respected nation and with no certain territory or claims to oppression, could ever gain recognition in the international arena without consent from Canada...