[Texasforever]

And that, my friend, is a VERY good thing.

Yep. But many believe this is sinister effort on Bush's part to create his own Gestapo.

[BOBTHENAILER]

. But many believe this is sinister effort on Bush's part to create his own Gestapo.

Some people also believe Elvis is alive. Ya cain't please 'em all.

I feel that this admin, as much as I disagree on more than few things, has our best interests at heart. In that light, if they roll up al Qaeda, Hezbollah, Hamas, Abu Sayaaf, PLF and other assorted worthless MFers, within the next 7 years, it would not surprise me to see them reorganize the whole security apparatus to assuage our mutual fears of the abusive potential herein.

[SteamshipTime]

The HSA plans were all drafted during the Clinton/Gore reign. As the Islamic threat diminishes (what with the War on Terror being such a success and all), the HSA will take up its originally intended mission to maintain its levels of staffing and funding: the suppression of anti-government activities on the Left and Right, gun ownership, militia movements, "hate speech" and "hate crimes," etc.