I want to send my deepest thoughts and prayers for all of those who lost their lives or were wounded in the tragic shooting in Arizona on Saturday. It's really hard for me to express in words how sad and scared I am for this nation. I wish all the best for Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords as she recovers from her bullet wound to her brain. Among the six people who died were a federal judge, a Congressional aide for Giffords, and a nine-year-old girl who wanted to learn more about politics. There are three thoughts that have been floating through my mind as I have watched the aftermath of the tragedy unfold. My intention is not to inject politics into this horrific crime, but just to give you my perspective.
Last Thursday, during the first full day of official business of the 112th Congress, the House of Representatives opened up its proceedings by reading the United States Constitution. House Speaker John Boehner started off by reading the Preamble. Then several other Democrats and Republicans followed. Congresswoman Giffords read the First Amendment which covers free speech. The press seems to think that was an eerie coincidence because she almost died at a gathering that allowed people to speak their minds in front of her. I think it would've been ten times as eerie if she read the Second Amendment, which gives us the right to keep and bear arms. Jered Loughner, the man who killed six people and wounded about 14 others, was a lone psychopath who was bent on creating as much chaos and tragedy as possible. He succeeded at the expense of the security of this nation.
The second thing that crossed my mind was how fast the medical personnel who responded to all of these victims and saved many lives, including that of Congresswoman Giffords. But let's say this took place five years into the future when Canadian-style universal health care would've been fully enforced. Do you think that the doctors and nurses who worked on the wounded would have been able to give these shooting victims the care they needed in the trauma unit? I don't want to speculate here. I'm also not trying to make this a political commentary even though the Democtats insisted on passing universal health care that would give trauma victims inferior care by having the government take over the system and letting bureaucrats decide who lives or dies.
The third thing that I thought about was how Jered Loughner was able to get a gun legally and go on his shooting rampage at all. I've been watching reports on Fox News and reading reports on foxnews.com. There should've been red flags going off all over the place with this guy. He's written a lot of disturbing things on the internet. He claims that 'The Communist Manifesto' is one of his favorite books. His neighbors have said he's an unstable man. He's a high school dropout who disrupted classes at Pima College. Even the college instructors warned about him.
Yet in this politically correct world we live in today, we're supposed to look the other way. What a shame.
The bottom line is that this never should've happened. Even as I feel the loss and pain that
these victims endured at the mind of a madman, I can't help but think that this could've been prevented.
G.J. LaRouche, 10 January 2011
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