[Abundy]

Huh you mean that there isn't a threat today of anthrax and other biological agents being used by whackos on innocent people. Sorry that you are so blind to the threat. I don't think that Washington/Jefferson/Madison would take the threat so lightly if they had to deal with such threats in the 18th century, IMO.

I never said there was not a threat...in fact, if you look back at my posts you will find one where I acknowlege that the threat exists.

But that point is irrelevant to the fact that your statement brands you as a socialist liberal.

The Constitution is not a "living, breathing document" that changes as Society evolves. It specifically provides for a process for change in response to our evolving society. That process is called the amendment process.

Your desire to ignore that process based on a changing world illumates your liberal and socialist ideology.

Washington/Jefferson/Madison would demand the Constitution be followed and require an amendment(s) be passed. End of discussion.

[Dane]

Your desire to ignore that process based on a changing world illumates your liberal and socialist ideology.

Actually with Clinton taking the traditional (pre-9/11) American policy of ignoring foreign threats(not taking Bin ladin into custody when he had the chance etc.etc.), he set up the US for disaster.

The world has changed. America's new policy is to pre-emptively deal with potential threats to America. The world is not static, but we can still keep our basic freedoms and deal with the threats, unfortunately that does not work in your static unbending world, IMO.