A POSSE OF TRUCK DRIVERS FOR HOMELAND DEFENSE

Brothers:

Since the capture of the snipers, I have intended to write a tribute to the 
great "little people patriots" in our country.  A truck driver, from Ludlow 
Ky., by being observant and courageous accomplished what law enforcement 
both national and local had failed to do.  He found the snipers, and by 
parking his truck across the exit from a rest area, prevented their possible 
escape while he called the police to arrest them.

That fact should give our leaders pause when thinking of making yet another 
giant bureaucracy responsible for Homeland Security.  One educator recently 
said that the title has a "Mussolini sound to it."  If we're going to 
by-pass people who actually have law enforcement experience to lead the 
agency, why not pick a truck driver for the job?  I sincerely believe their 
native independence would make them less likely to use Homeland Security as 
an excuse to grab power, and the skills they have accumulated would make 
them better prospects for the job than the types that have inhabited the INS 
and other bureaus.

A truck driver would most likely take these steps to assure homeland 
security:
1.  Tighten up the borders.  Yes sir, I think a flotilla of 18 wheelers and 
some good old boys might discourage illegal entry to the country.  There may 
not be a need to re-organize the agency that guards our borders so much as 
to upgrade their hiring practices.

2.   If the coast guard needs a little strengthening, call on the truckers 
to bring their bass boats and shotguns for back-up.  They would deter the 
drug smugglers as well as the illegal immigrants.

3.  If the INS is having trouble getting the paper work done, and difficulty 
knowing who is coming into our country  and why. Put truckers on the job.  
Their struggles with government regulators, paper work, and shipping 
companies have prepared them to quickly understand who speaks truth and to 
handle paper and people exeditiously.  They have schedules to make and a job 
to do.  They have provided
the materials on time to build, feed, and sustain this country overcoming 
all obstacles in their way.  Their work ethic would keep them from passing 
along the paper work without really knowing what a visitor to this country 
is here for and where he is going.

Well, you get the idea.  Somehow I have a hard time getting exited about 
having Tom Ridge, or any other bureaucrat tackle the job of melding 
bureaucracies that have been less than successful into a "new" organization. 
  I really think they need to upgrade their hiring practices and be a little 
imaginative as to real world solutions.  Some of these guys have been too 
long behind desks.

Charles

A POSSE OF TRUCK DRIVERS FOR HOMELAND DEFENSE

Brothers:

Since the capture of the snipers, I have intended to write a tribute to the 
great "little people patriots" in our country.  A truck driver, from Ludlow 
Ky., by being observant and courageous accomplished what law enforcement 
both national and local had failed to do.  He found the snipers, and by 
parking his truck across the exit from a rest area, prevented their possible 
escape while he called the police to arrest them.

That fact should give our leaders pause when thinking of making yet another 
giant bureaucracy responsible for Homeland Security.  One educator recently 
said that the title has a "Mussolini sound to it."  If we're going to 
by-pass people who actually have law enforcement experience to lead the 
agency, why not pick a truck driver for the job?  I sincerely believe their 
native independence would make them less likely to use Homeland Security as 
an excuse to grab power, and the skills they have accumulated would make 
them better prospects for the job than the types that have inhabited the INS 
and other bureaus.

A truck driver would most likely take these steps to assure homeland 
security:
	1.  Tighten up the borders.  Yes sir, I think a flotilla of 18 wheelers and 
some
	      good old boys might discourage illegal entry to the country.  There 
may not
                    be a need to re-organize the agency that guards our 
borders so much as to upgrade
                    their hiring practices.

	2.   If the coast guard needs a little strengthening, call on the truckers 
to bring their
	      bass boats and shotguns for back-up.  They would deter the drug 
smugglers as well as the
                     illegal immigrants.

	3.  If the INS is having trouble getting the paper work done, and 
difficulty knowing
                  who is coming into our country  and why. Put truckers on 
the job.  Their struggles
                  with government regulators, paper work, and shipping 
companies have prepared
                  them to quickly  understand who speaks truth and to handle 
paper and people
                  exeditiously.  They have schedules to make and a job to 
do.  They have provided
                  the materials on time to build, feed, and sustain this 
country overcoming all obstacles
                  in their way.  Their work ethic would keep them from 
passing along the paper
                  work without really knowing what a visitor to this country 
is here for and where he
                  is going.

Well, you get the idea.  Somehow I have a hard time getting exited about 
having Tom Ridge, or any other bureaucrat tackle the job of melding 
bureaucracies that have been less than successful into a "new" organization. 
  I really think they need to upgrade their hiring practices and be a little 
imaginative as to real world solutions.  Some of these guys have been too 
long behind desks.

Charles






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