Will Grigg?s Liberty Minute

October 23, 2008

Pensacola, Florida resident Karen Kilpatrick remembers the slaughter of 86 innocent people by the Federal Government near Waco, Texas on April 19, 1993. Three years ago Karen staged a quiet but effective protest by decorating her minivan with several protest slogans, including ?Remember the Children of Waco.?

After learning about the protest, ATF agent Craig Roegner contacted the local police. Describing the matter as an ?officer safety issue,? Agent Roegner requested that the driver be detained for questioning. Shortly thereafter, Karen was stopped and forced out of her vehicle, which was searched without her consent.

When Roegner arrived, he berated Karen for an hour, saying her protest offended ATF agents who had friends who died while carrying out the unprovoked attack on Waco?s Branch Davidian community.

A federal judge has ruled that Karen?s detention was illegal, and cleared the way for her to sue the ATF. A better solution would be to abolish that unconstitutional agency altogether.

Let us take back the liberty wherewith Christ has made us free.