[LS]

Well, I could certainly see ending many of the provisions, but the problem is that terrorists are going to be with us from here on out. Even if we nuked large parts of the Middle East, we will never again be free from them, and as you say, that makes PA a "regrettable necssity," I'm afraid.

[SierraWasp]

"we will never again be free from them"

Then, they have already won! We're as trapped as the Isrealites, right? We will never be free from the "religion of peace," is what you are resigning us to, right?

We thought we'd never be free from the cold war and MAD, right? What are you thinking, really? WWRRT?=What Would Ronald Reagan Think? Is terrorism our "Peace Dividend?"

Lincoln never restored all our freedoms after the Civil War, either. Lawyers have the bad habit of not following through on their promises, although Lincoln must be excused because of assassination.