Ports are not only NOT secure, they are an invitation to nuclear attack: Simply imagine the result of a medium-size nuclear weapon going off in San Francisco Bay:

-Consequences to the Bay Area;
-Consequences to the San Andreas Fault (and potentially the continent)
-Consequences for the remainder of the country
-Inability to even identify the source of the bomb in a way which would allow retaliation.

Therefore, abject disaster.

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The US ports will never be secure until the Federal Government gets off its duff and initiates the needed security measures, like getting the Coast Guard to provide MORE security checks and to get the Navy to work with them, to avert possible future terrorist strikes.

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What do we need ports for when our borders are wide open and the citizenry is not allowed to help protect it? Our government, yours and mine, for some strange reason, does not have enough money or foresight to maintain a decent border patrol to guard our borders. Not only does our government fail to protect our borders in an effective way, but it tries to stop responsible citizens from pat rolling it. If all of the people that come across our southern border were Mexicans, there would be no Mexicans in Mexico. Our government has some very strange ideas on how to protect our borders.

Have a nice day.
Darwin L. Scott

P. S. Our borders could become another Hochemin trail.

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During the past couple of weeks, I read an account of how the Coast Guard was instructed to cease off-shore inspections of selected ships because it was causing a delay in their schedule. Those ships probably belonged to countries that are not very friendly to us. Commerce will always win over security. Hence the saying, “The one with the gold makes the rules.”

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The answer is not as complex as it may seem.

We all have two hands and in one is power and in the other is might. With power we can help all our friends, associates and our selves.

The other day there was an article in the Ft Worth paper about our Train Watchers. Like the neighbor-hood watch groups, some of our locals watch for suspicious activities at our train yards. The Railroads love it as it is more eyes protecting their interests. Add that to the watch groups watching our borders and all it lacks is Reserve Police Officer status and 2-way radios to be fully functional. The only time I see police cars in my neighborhood, is after criminal activity or family violence has happened. However I can assure you that we watch each others property and kids. Might is the ability to intercept and stop criminal or terrorist activities. Between the Rednecks and Deer Hunters; we don’t need an Army.

When called on; I stand watch, lock my doors at night and sleep like a baby unless something is up.

When traveling, I always have a Cell phone and in-appropriate behavior that use to get me angry prompts a 911 call; complete with make, model, color, year, tag # and what happened.

In Texas we now have computerized road signs, the amber alert and our first defense should always be a good communication system. Most of our highways see over 100K cars each day and 200K eyes can work wonders.

Ask our government on the national level to help your local Fire, Police, Rescue and 1st-aid on the local level. A large amount of our equipment has came from grants, donations and citizen fund raisers: that is how we got our first Jaws of Life. Thanks

Bill f.

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