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Letters to the editor
Issue date: 4/3/09 Section: Ed-Op
Dear Editor,
Do you ever feel like there is no possibility of satisfying the needs of every citizen in current American politics? Are you ever confused about your rights and whether the restrictions placed upon them are unconstitutional? Or are you worried about the future stability of America?
Our individual liberty has been trampled upon, far exceeding anything planned by the founding fathers of our country. In just about every topic of discussion, it can be determined that our country is in trouble and reaching a point that may push it past the point of no return. Especially with the current economic crisis, we can see that the government has gone too far and has interfered way too much - creating a dependency on even more intervention as a way to fix the situation. If we continue on this track, it's hard to foresee the possible destruction of what may happen in the near future. I especially feel this way as a college student entering the workforce.
One of the mottos of Drexel's organization the Student Liberty Front is "Your rights. Your life." We maintain that it is you who have ownership of your own life, and when an individual or group of individuals decide for you that you no longer have that ownership, you have lost your rights. This is a recurring problem that has been happening in America, even in spite of the Constitution that should be upholding these rights.
Ben Franklin said, "Whoever would overthrow the liberty of a nation must begin by subduing the freeness of speech." This is especially true in the form of a student-run newspaper and it is especially important to exercise this freedom. For further information on this topic the Student Liberty Front can be reached at studentlibertyfront@gmail.com.
Yours in Liberty,
Stacy Litz
Sophomore, Political Science
Drexel Student Liberty Front
Dear Editor,
On the 23rd of March, at about 5:10 p.m., I was going home from Drexel. I exited out the door near the Mechanical Engineering Department that leads onto Chestnut Street. As my friends and I were walking down the street, we saw two cars parked on the sidewalk: one was a fancy new car with a 'Drexel Police Department' decal on the side; the other was a black sedan parked immediately behind what looked like some sort of official vehicle. One of my friends turned to me and said, "That guy's drinking a Budweiser." I turned around in time to see the man in the driver's seat of the black sedan reach out the window and pour half of a can of beer out the window. There was no mistaking that it was a beer.
I am sure there are a number of completely innocent ways that the driver of a car can end up with an open can of beer in his hand. I'm not here to judge anybody. I am also very appreciative of the steps Drexel has taken to securing the campus, but I would suggest that a "no drinking beer while behind the wheel of a Drexel police vehicle" policy be implemented. I know that it would make at least myself feel much more safe.
Aaron Sakulich
Ph.D. Candidate
Do you ever feel like there is no possibility of satisfying the needs of every citizen in current American politics? Are you ever confused about your rights and whether the restrictions placed upon them are unconstitutional? Or are you worried about the future stability of America?
Our individual liberty has been trampled upon, far exceeding anything planned by the founding fathers of our country. In just about every topic of discussion, it can be determined that our country is in trouble and reaching a point that may push it past the point of no return. Especially with the current economic crisis, we can see that the government has gone too far and has interfered way too much - creating a dependency on even more intervention as a way to fix the situation. If we continue on this track, it's hard to foresee the possible destruction of what may happen in the near future. I especially feel this way as a college student entering the workforce.
One of the mottos of Drexel's organization the Student Liberty Front is "Your rights. Your life." We maintain that it is you who have ownership of your own life, and when an individual or group of individuals decide for you that you no longer have that ownership, you have lost your rights. This is a recurring problem that has been happening in America, even in spite of the Constitution that should be upholding these rights.
Ben Franklin said, "Whoever would overthrow the liberty of a nation must begin by subduing the freeness of speech." This is especially true in the form of a student-run newspaper and it is especially important to exercise this freedom. For further information on this topic the Student Liberty Front can be reached at studentlibertyfront@gmail.com.
Yours in Liberty,
Stacy Litz
Sophomore, Political Science
Drexel Student Liberty Front
Dear Editor,
On the 23rd of March, at about 5:10 p.m., I was going home from Drexel. I exited out the door near the Mechanical Engineering Department that leads onto Chestnut Street. As my friends and I were walking down the street, we saw two cars parked on the sidewalk: one was a fancy new car with a 'Drexel Police Department' decal on the side; the other was a black sedan parked immediately behind what looked like some sort of official vehicle. One of my friends turned to me and said, "That guy's drinking a Budweiser." I turned around in time to see the man in the driver's seat of the black sedan reach out the window and pour half of a can of beer out the window. There was no mistaking that it was a beer.
I am sure there are a number of completely innocent ways that the driver of a car can end up with an open can of beer in his hand. I'm not here to judge anybody. I am also very appreciative of the steps Drexel has taken to securing the campus, but I would suggest that a "no drinking beer while behind the wheel of a Drexel police vehicle" policy be implemented. I know that it would make at least myself feel much more safe.
Aaron Sakulich
Ph.D. Candidate
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