[Erik Latranyi]

My knee jerk reaction is to scream out for individual American citizens against unwarranted government intrusion. But then, how many homegrown terrorists does it take before this sort of thing is justified?

There are not so many that getting a warrant to track them is an obstacle.

[johniegrad]

There are not so many that getting a warrant to track them is an obstacle.

Agreed even though that would not be insurance against abuse. Judges could simply rubber stamp warrants in the way that they rubber stamp orders for protection. I'm not sure the judiciary serves much of a protective role if they are in the pocket of the government to being with.

I think I'm with Joe on this one. I trust the criminals more than I trust the government although it becomes even more confusing when the criminals are the government.

[algernonpj]

My knee jerk reaction is to scream out for individual American citizens against unwarranted government intrusion. But then, how many homegrown terrorists does it take before this sort of thing is justified?

There are not so many that getting a warrant to track them is an obstacle.

An excellent point.

"They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety…"