[EternalVigilance]

I guess my idea bore no merit here tonight.

I still think it's the only thing that will work---the only way to end this thing quickly. The more we fool around with it, the more innocent Americans will die.

Instant lockdown of the infected area...then disinfect.

[rintense]

Well, I think the words 'Martial Law' would freak out the entire country, even with the most careful explanation. This is a very difficult question to answer. Thank you for doing so.

[patriciaruth]

Instant lockdown of the infected area...then disinfect.

It seems to me that your plan was sort of tried tonight in Virginia.

For a much more rigorous enactment of your plan, the President would need to declare martial law.

A number of people on this thread are not going to cooperate with declaring martial law, so it may not be politically viable to do the logical thing you suggest. They are more frightened of their government than they are of terrorists.

Someone stated she will cooperate, IF the government first proves to us that it definitely foreign terrorists.

The problem is that the proof for or against that possibility can probably only come after the murderer(s) is(are) caught.