"This isn't a step towards a police state, it's a necessary defensive measure in wartime. In previous wars we did a lot more than that and we still didn't turn into a police state."
It is indeed a different world we live in at the beginning of 2005 as compared with the late 1800's. Frankly, I was more outraged at the useage of ATF agents in the 90's against Ruby Ridge and Waco then our military working with federal agents to sniff out potential WMD at the Capitol recently.
The military has a far greater responsibilty to make sure a decapitation strike doesn't happen than to cater to every imaginable objection of reflexive objectors.