It doesn't sound american to me, more like some nazi propaganda name - Fatherland.
It's always creeped me out. Do you think we should change it? What should we change it to?
2007-02-22 00:47:02 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
If you investigate the origins of the department, you will find that Bush did not want to create such an entity. His initial proposal was to just create a cabinet position to act as a link between the various existing security agencies. The Dems, nominally in charge of the Senate during that time, raised a hue and cry that the function was much more important and demanded that a new department be formed. Bush acceeded to their demands, hence, the Department of Homeland Security.
Linda K. - as a side note, the origins of the Ben Franklin quote were in a petition requesting funding from the King for money to buy arms so the settlers on the western frontier (what is now Western Pennsylvania, Ohio, and West Virginia), could defend themselves against the Indians who were terrorizing them.
Kind of ironic that the anti-Bush crowd now uses that quote out of context in an attempt to show that Ben would have looked down on what is happening in the counter-terrorism arena these days.
2007-02-22 01:15:13 · answer #1 · answered by thegubmint 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I always thought that the idea of a Homeland Security was redundant. We already have those without all the nonsense.
I guess it was a good idea in theory but I'm not sure it's panned out the way it should have.
There is probably a better way to organize that but I'm not second guessing because I really don't have a solution.
2007-02-22 00:51:55 · answer #2 · answered by ? 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
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2016-12-04 19:09:28 · answer #3 · answered by klosterman 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes sounds tame, How About National Defense Force. Sound
better. Truth is They need black uniforms, with Democratic emblems of Pelosi Death head skulls.
2007-02-22 01:04:11 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It does have a kind of Thrid Riech sense to it. I think of the Horst Wessel Song, black and silver uniforms, and hidden concentration camps. What to name it to? Why not counter terrorism unit or
Internal Defense ?
2007-02-22 00:55:02 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yeah, it sounds real weird to me as well. I have always thought it should be call the the Dept. of Homeland INsecurity as their sole purpose is to keep us just scared enough to believe. Do you ever think the color coded terror threat index will go below elevated?
2007-02-22 01:05:05 · answer #6 · answered by monkey tuesday 3 · 2⤊ 1⤋
How about getting rid of all the bureaucracy and merging it into the Department of Defense?
2007-02-22 00:49:22 · answer #7 · answered by theearlybirdy 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Those who would give up essential liberty to purchase a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.
Benjamin Franklin
2007-02-22 00:51:58 · answer #8 · answered by sapphire_630 5 · 4⤊ 1⤋
it does kinda sound wierd, maybe it should just be " home security" ya know? or somthing else.
2007-02-22 00:50:16 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Heheheh gotta tell ya, no matter how weird it is, "ArgleBargleWoogleBoo" has it beat ;)
2007-02-22 00:50:59 · answer #10 · answered by Tish 5 · 2⤊ 2⤋