1) Should the National Security Agency or CIA have the ability to monitor domestic phone calls or e-mails without obtaining judicial approval? No
2) Should the government have the ability to hold an American citizen without charge, indefinitely, without access to a lawyer, if he is believed to be part of a terrorist cell? No
3) Can you imagine a situation in which the government would be justified in waterboarding an American citizen? No
4) Are there American journalists who should be investigated for possible treason? Should Sedition laws be re-introduced? Not that I know of. The test for treason should remain what it has always been. If a journalist happened to give state secrets TO the enemy, NOT merely reporting, but acting as an agent of another enemy government, fine- that's probably treason, but no new definitions, please.
5) Should the CIA be able to legally assassinate people in countries with which the U.S. is not at war? No. I can see how they might assassinate people illegally, but then they must be ready to pay the price. I don't think we can afford to make it "legal".
6) Should anti-terrorism cops be given every single law-enforcement tool available in non-terrorist cases? I don't see the problem here. I'm assuming these are tools that are in accord with the constitution, and US laws as they are now. If so, then yes.
7) Should law enforcement be able to seize the property of a suspected (though not charged) American terrorist, and then sell it? Absolutely not.
8) Should the U.S. military be tasked with enforcing domestic crime? No.
9) Should there be a national I.D. card, and should it be made available to law enforcement on demand? No.
10) Should a higher percentage of national security-related activities and documents be made classified, and kept from the eyes of the Congress, the courts, and the public? No. |
