That Pesky Due Process

We are all saddened when we hear about random shootings. But we must be careful how we react. One Senator recently said that “due process” is one of the “big problems" standing in the way of legislation that would keep bad guys from purchasing firearms. He actually argued that the Fifth Amendment is "killing us." He wants to give government officials the power to deny basic Constitutional rights – without due process of law – to anyone they think might be a threat. He ought to look through the Lens of Liberty, read the Declaration of Independence, and recognize that the very purpose of government is to protect our essential rights. As Ben Franklin warned, they who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary security deserve neither liberty nor security.