On Fri, 17 Nov 2006 13:15:58 -0800, Don Homuth
wrote:

On Fri, 17 Nov 2006 21:02:07 GMT, Lobby Dosser
wrote:

Don Homuth wrote:

On Fri, 17 Nov 2006 20:33:45 GMT, Lobby Dosser
wrote:

"gatt" wrote:


What's more important to the average American? The Declaration of
Independence or the guard standing near it protecting it with his
life?

I'd be willing to bet that the guard's Job Description does NOT include
protecting it with his life.

You'd be wrong in that.

Cite

The guards are armed and their weapons are live.


http://www.archives.gov/national-arc...n_history.html

The present shrine provides an imposing home. The priceless documents
stand at the center of a semicircle of display cases showing other
important records of the growth of the United States. The Declaration,
the Constitution, and the Bill of Rights stand slightly elevated,
under armed guard, in their bronze and marble shrine.