7.21.2007 | Democrats side with the bad guys

Leave it to the Donks. As reported by the Washington Times, some House Democrats removed protection given to people who report suspicious behavior. The original legislation was put in place, with broad bipartisan support, in response to the obvious provocation of the Fabulous Flying Imams, who rather intentionally acted like...terrorists.

Now, out of some misplaced sense that it is somehow better to allow nuisance lawsuits and thereby discourage reporting of suspicious activities, the Democrats have come down, rock solid as ever, on the side of our enemies.

From the Times, some Republican response:

"That language was put into this bill with broad bipartisan support making it clear that having Americans protected from silly lawsuits if they notice suspicious behavior and report it is just plain common sense," Mr. Boehner said. "And why would they remove that language, and I think they are asking for serious trouble if the language is in fact taken out."

Mr. Pearce said Democrats made a choice as to "whether they are going to side with the American people or with the terrorists."

Florida Rep. Adam H. Putnam, chairman of the House Republican Conference, said failure to enact the provision will hold "the threat of endless litigation over the heads of the American people."

"Democrats are discouraging citizens from reporting suspicious behavior. And that, simply, leaves America vulnerable to terrorist attacks," Mr. Putnam said.

"Just plain common sense." Indeed, it doesn't get any plainer. As for the bizarre notion that, according to the Donk who is chairman (!) of the House Homeland Security Committee, reporting suspicious activities "would lead to racial profiling," well, this is political correctness run amok.

If a group with a distinctive "racial" profile is about to blow up an airplane (golly, I wish I could think of some group, but it's just sooo hard...), would it not serve the national interests, the interests of all of us, black, white, or brown, to...stay alive? In other words, we need to encourage folks to report suspicious behavior, and to err on the side of caution.

Without the threat of a lawsuit from some Johnny Edwards Tort Whore Clone.