A Boston Tea Party …(Perfect Timing)

The British are coming! The British are coming! Those of us that are old enough to have learned actual American history remember those famous words Paul Revere used to warn his fellow colonists that the British army was on the move. Some 230 years later, America again has citizens volunteering to protect its soil.

The Minutemen of Arizona, five hundred of them, are mobilizing to become civilian border patrolmen. The Minutemen are attempting to do what the federal government seems unwilling or unable to provide, the security of our borders. President Bush told the citizens of America that we needed to be vigilant shortly after 9/11. He told us to be on watch and report potential illegal activity to our local police. The Minutemen have answered his call. The Minutemen know for certain that illegal immigration is happening and they also know that our federal government is not doing what is necessary to close the border to Mexico.

It has been reported that many aliens are caught and put on buses to a destination of their desire because there is no room in the jails, which are already full with illegals waiting to be shipped home. The American taxpayer pays for their bus tickets to Chicago or New York. The American taxpayer pays for their health care. If families of Mexicans are caught with any young children they are allowed to stay in hotels such as Marriott while they await shipment back home again at taxpayer expense. Homeland Security warns that terrorists could very well use the Mexican border to enter the United States. The Mexican government has even issued booklets and CD’s telling potential illegal aliens how to successfully cross the border with America. Yet, the feds do nothing. Why? Because they risk losing the Mexican minority vote.

The Minutemen are doing exactly what every neighborhood watchdog program does. They are protecting their neighbors, their state, and their country. They should have our entire support. The Minutemen have perfect timing. We need them. We need more of them. I salute them. Like Paul Revere riding in the night they have decided to empower themselves. I hope they are as triumphant as the Minutemen of colonial America.