[spetznaz]

I onyl have one problem with Martial Law. Would you be willing to see it enforced indefinitely, since the threats are notgoing to dissipate! The Martial Law would be in effect for a very long time if its intention is to protect the USA from attacks and other nefarious activity.

And the other problem i have with Martial Law is that the terrorists would have won! How? The reason is that one of their objectives is to alter the American way of life, and the application of Martial Law would deny us of many of the things that make America America. We would become a police state.... a virtual Iran (without the theocracy) with scores of secret police runnign around telling us what to do, and having to deal with curfews and restrictions on basically everything. What would be better to the terrorists (other than the outright destruction of all Americans) than for the rights, priviledges and advantages enjoyed by all citizens to be taken away by their own government. to them that would be poetic justice!

[11B3]

No that's where you're wrong.
They don't give a damn about our "way of life". They want us dead. That's all - DEAD. So to deny them that, we must kill ALL OF THEM first.

[spokanite]

You're absolutely right. I was just thinking that myself with this addition. If our government throws out all these warnings, it just gives them more advancement into our private lives. For example, they are now searching all cars before they get on a ferry, or you're denied access. We are now all considered threats to our own nation by our government. And on that note, our enemies have won.