Can we rename the department of "Homeland Security?"

[ruggerson]

It's always had vaguely Nazi-ish overtones.

[terrya]

1. Thank you for saying that.

Actually, I'm in favor of abolishing it entirely. Return the agencies as they were before.

But you're right..."Homeland Security" sounds uncomfortably "The Triumph of the Will" like.

[Political_Junkie]

5. "Return the agencies as they were before."

I agree. The larger agency was never needed in the first place. It was a convenient way to weed out money from agencies that the Bushies thought were not needed, like FEMA. It did also give a very Nazi sounding name to the whole thing, thus appealing to the Uber-Patriots in Bush's base. :puke:

[treestar]

2. Someone suggested "National Security"

IMO that would be better and take some of the Nazi-soundingness out.

[TuxedoKat]

27. I suggested that one

on another thread, but someone else may have as well. Dept. of Domestic Security sounds good too. I sure hope Obama is considering this. I always hated the name "Homeland Security" it just doesn't sound right and doesn't fit in with all of the other US government agencies' names.

[Tom Rinaldo]

3. Even "Domestic Security" would be a big improvement. n/t

[Clovis Sangrail]

4. Protection Of Our Fatherland To Eliminate Resistance?

the POOFTER department?

[WinkyDink]

12. I'm partial to "Vaterland".

[lutherj]

6. I still hold out hope that Obama will establish some kind of study

group or bi-partisan commission to review the whole "Homeland Security" department and submit recommendations. It's hard to believe that this behemoth of a department actually improves our security, even if you're naive enough to believe in it's good intentions.

[Phx_Dem]

7. No kidding. I have always hated that name.

It reminds me of the Soviet "Motherland." Why don't they just call it U.S. Security or Domestic Security.

[valerief]

8. Yeah, it was created for non-existent WMDs, so its existence has been invalidated. It should be

abolished.

[polichick]

9. And let's rename the "War on Terror" too - how counterproductive is that?!

[valerief]

11. Yeah, and expand that to a total war on "War On" names. No more "War On"s.

"War On"s are for morons.

[polichick]

14. Agreed - that's one of the suggestions I made on change.gov

[ShadowLiberal]

17. And lets also start calling the war in Iraq what it is, the occupation in Iraq

Really, there is no way to win an occupation, there is no enemy in Iraq who could put their hands up and say "we surrender America, you win the war in Iraq". If there's no enemy who can surrender to us, and therefore end the war, then it's not a war.

[polichick]

21. People won't like "occupation" but maybe Obama could call it...

...the Iraq Withdrawal. :)

[TygrBright]

10. Yes, please. What's wrong with "Domestic Security"? n/t

[valerief]

15. What's wrong with putting things back the way they were before the fascist control? nt

[SoCalDem]

25. Exactly.. We already HAD/HAVE a Department of Defense

there was NO need to create a new department.. It was just a pay-back for Tom Ridge being overlooked, after he gave up his governorship..

[LWolf]

13. Can't we just abolish it?

Surely some department was responsible for paying attention to security issues within our borders prior to 2002.

[southern_belle]

16. I'm all for that

:hi:

[annabanana]

18. This Department is the Ultimate Giraffe

It is the apotheosis of the Horse put together by a Committee

[we can do it]

19. How About Just Do Away with It?

[madmadmad]

20. dump the whole nazi thing! n/t

[BuyingThyme]

22. Department of Chocolate and Beers?

[Sebastian Doyle]

28. Why not a department of Chocolate Beer?

:beer:

[BuyingThyme]

29. I don't know about that.

But I'll try anything once.

[Jennicut]

23. Do we really need this Dept.? Isn't that for Department of Defense, to protect our county?

Am I missing something? What did they do anyways for the last 7 years but come up with color-coded confusing crap?

[AlCzervik]

24. you mean the department of window dressing because that's all it really is.

and yes homeland sounds akin to Fatherland.

[Liberalboy]

26. PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE!!!!

I've always hated that name

[MBS]

30. I hate it , too

for just the reason you mentioned.

[quakerboy]

31. !!!!!!!!!!

Please!!

[agentS]

32. I've been calling it the Dept of Homeland Stupidity for years.

[bridgit]

33. Disband it and shrink the bloated Bush family no-bid crony war profiteering government in half!

[Clio the Leo]

34. Excellent Idea. NT