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To: andreas_wonisch who wrote (55147)	9/14/2001 11:40:29 AM
From: TGPTNDR	Respond to of 275872

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To: andreas_wonisch who wrote (55147)	9/14/2001 11:45:27 AM
From: TGPTNDR	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 275872

Andreas, Re: <...I find it somewhat frightening that some Americans would give up their democratic principles and use the the same methods terrorists apply to get revenge....> I wouldn't worry about that too much. That's all just talk. The thing that surprises me is the ease with which some of the radical left have changed positions. Watched Allen 'Chutzpah' Dershowitz volunteering to train the Federal law enforcement agencies on how to make a good case last night. It looks like we'll wind up with a pack of new, unnecessary laws in place of competence. I find the following paragraph, from pbs.org unfortunately realistic. "To a man with a hammer, everything looks like a nail," wrote Mark Twain. In the current, context this means that the organizations charged with reacting to this catastrophe will do so by doing what they have always done, only more of it. Congress, which controls the budget and passes laws, will want to pass laws and to allocate more money, lots of money, forgetting completely about any campaign promises. The military, which is the nation's enforcer, will want to use force, if only they can find a foe. The intelligence community, which gathers information, will want to be even more energetic in that gathering, no matter what the cost to the privacy of the millions of us who aren't thinking of terrorist acts. And agencies like the Federal Aviation Administration, which regulate, will want to create more stringent regulations. Now here is an important point to be remembered: All these parties will want to do these things WHETHER THEY ARE WARRANTED OR USEFUL OR NOT. tgptndr