The Statue of Security

You won't find much liberty at Lady Liberty.

By Shawn Macomber

Nearly 2 million tourists, many from overseas, descend on Liberty Island each year to commune with that green icon of American freedom, the Statue of Liberty. Most of them will actually get to see the monument—as long they put out their cigarettes, hand over any contraband coffees or pastries purchased at the Liberty Island Café, and maneuver their way through an extensive security gauntlet. In 2007 the path to Liberty runs past a battalion of armed guards.

Visiting in October, I was greeted by hours-long security lines at two sets of metal detectors—one gauntlet to board a ferry to Liberty Island, another feeding into two EntryScan bomb/narcotics sniffing machines near the actual statue. A scrolling marquee along the bottom of a TV monitor illuminated the motto of the New York City Security State: “See something, say something.” Just in case the imminent threat of terrorist attack wasn’t clear, plaques indicated that the statue’s monument base closed for almost three years after the September 11 attacks.

The statue interior, including the crown, is still off limits. Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) wants to reopen it —evidence, clearly, of a pre–9/11 mind-set. Then again, Code Orange apparently has been the norm on Liberty Island for almost a century. A 1918 poster, prominently displayed in the base museum, depicts German planes blowing Lady Liberty’s head into the water, her torch hand torn off jaggedly, as though she were a bit-part actress in Hostel.

You can still catch a glimpse of the interior, though. Our noble protectors have installed a clear window in the observation deck’s inner sanctum upon which the lady’s feet rest, allowing tourists to at least look at the metallic innards that they used to be able to climb seven years ago. Yes, Liberty now has a glass ceiling. Progress! Security!

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"All truth passes through three stages. First, it is ridiculed. Second, it is violently opposed. Third, it is accepted as being self-evident." - Schopenhauer

It is sad, but now a days people do stupid stuff. In my school we can have barely anything in the hallways for fear they will be vandalized. When the stupidity the masses decrease, the precautions against them will follow suit.

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"If men were angels, no government would be necessary"-James Madison, Federalist 51

So you're in high school too... Now your posts make a lot more sense in the proper context...

So your argument is - government, in the name of the people being stupid, can deprive them of any right it chooses in order to establish security. Where exactly is that in the Constitution?

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"All truth passes through three stages. First, it is ridiculed. Second, it is violently opposed. Third, it is accepted as being self-evident." - Schopenhauer

What is that supposed to mean?

Are you stating that because of my age I can't understand how things work? Or are you just making an observation.

The same place where it establishes the Electoral College.

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"If men were angels, no government would be necessary"-James Madison, Federalist 51

there is little stopping them. guns would be illegal by now if it wasn't put directly into the constitution.

The US protects one of it's major architectural symbols during wartime, when others have been subjected to partially successful attack, and you whimper about it?? You're nuts.

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Blade: "more educated and literate people than Justabubba"

Justabubba: "that would include everyone"

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Blade, there's no war. We are not "in wartime". We are not at war.

Your Commander-In-Chief, is lying to you! (Again) -

Look - that word, war, it has a specific meaning, and it's in the Constitution.

For there to be a war, Congress has to declare war. And Congress, has not done so. Therefore, there is no war.

Just because Bushie says there's a war, doesn't mean there's a war.

A war, does not happen on Bushie's say-so.

There is no war, Blade. It's all a figment of Bushie's imagination - and he's trying to get you to believe his insanity too!

Jeez - when will you people wake up???

What is your question supposed to mean?

Why are you answering your own question with a question?

Why do you think I'm making an observation?

Really? Golly gee, Wally, can you cite the specific clause.

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"All truth passes through three stages. First, it is ridiculed. Second, it is violently opposed. Third, it is accepted as being self-evident." - Schopenhauer

Don't waste your time, non. Blade is holed up in his backyard bomb shelter in full camo gear with 10 years worth of dehydrated food stores. There is no waking this puppy up...

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"All truth passes through three stages. First, it is ridiculed. Second, it is violently opposed. Third, it is accepted as being self-evident." - Schopenhauer

"There is no war ........ there is no war...........nooooooooo warrrrrrrr...... zzzzzzt.....TB, signing off from the Lib Parallel Universe.............zzzzt........."

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Blade: "more educated and literate people than Justabubba"

Justabubba: "that would include everyone"

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