It appears that people obeyed those laws. But what exactly is your point, that if people actually break a law that we shouldn't enforce it? Why else would you care what its costing? If combating terrorists becomes too expensive should we stop? What are we spending to enforce laws on murder, robbery, speed limits, and parking? I thought your concern was with a violation of your rights, not with the cost, which is it?
What is "military style" vice "police style"? I haven't been terrorized by the DEA of late, so I'm not sure. I asked all my friends and neighbors and they haven't been terrorized by them either. Would you say these incidents of "terror" occur more often at the grocery store, places of worship, or meth labs?
Paranoia gone wild anyone?
"It appears that people obeyed those laws. But what exactly is your point, that if people actually break a law that we shouldn't enforce it?"
This is a government of the people. The Constitution is the law and any law passed by any administration which
violates the Constitution is powerless over the people.
"If combating terrorists becomes too expensive should we stop? What are we spending to enforce laws on murder, robbery, speed limits, and parking?"
Speeding and parking tickets are cash cows for the cops.
Murder and robbery involve victimization in which an other's
rights are violated and it is the government's duty to
serve those violated and to protect others. As well, we
should be protected from all terrorists including the DEAmen
conjured by heretics spreading through violence their state
mandated religion of evil substances to be purged by war.
"Why else would you care what its costing?"
"...declaring war against the natural rights of all mankind, and extirpating the defenders thereof from the face of the earth, is the concern of every man to whom nature hath given the power of feeling" Thomas Paine from 'Common Sense'
Should we not care that we are slaves to those who terrorize
us when we slave for only half the year or should we wait
until they take our whole paycheck?
"The unlawful use of or threatened use of force or violence against individuals or property to coerce or intimidate governments or societies, often to achieve political, religious, or ideological objectives."--FBI definition of terrorism.
The lack of results in a generations long civil war(WOD) relegates all action taken by the government as significant only for the TERROR that it inflicts upon the citizenry in effort to control their appetites. (Not a Constitutionally mandated federal power!) The DEAmen are the Taliban of America.