Replies

Finally, Rowley says suspicions in her Minnesota field office were magnified by Moussaoui's refusal to permit a search. But Moussaoui's assertion of a constitutional right cannot be used as a "signal (that) he had something to hide."

If the bad guys can use our laws to kill us, it is well past time to make some drastic changes. What I'm afarid we're seeing is the Dems once again are worried that someone might point a finger at the Clinton administration ( read bash ).Instead of doing everything possible to protect this nation the Dems will interject politics, and this is clearly no time for such nonsense.

The silly and in this case life threating rules and regulations that tied the hands of the agencies that should protect us should be known by every man, woman and child in the land, and never repeated. It needs to be discussed openly and honestly and the foolish authors of this thinking clearly identified.

"If the bad guys can use our laws to kill us, "

This happens all the time and well before 9-11. For example, the "bad guys" use the second amendment to buy guns. Then they rob stores, banks, and shoot people. The answer isn't to revoke the second amendment, but to enforce the laws and punish the criminals. Similarly, the exercise of privacy rights may result in some additional terrorism. I am willing to run that risk, because I think the loss of our rights is a far more serious problem than the terrorists killing some of us.

Remember how "safe" the Germans felt once Hitler got into power and took away all their rights so that he could protect them better? parsy the far-sighted.

The silly and in this case life threating rules and regulations that tied the hands of the agencies

Myself, I can't see the Bill of Rights in that light. I don't buy the notion that 9/11 happened because the federal govt doesn't have enough power.