--- "John D. Giorgis" wrote: <big snip> > Imagine that - being scared to live in your nation's > capital because you > think that there is a real risk that a nuclear or > biological weapon will go > off there. Welcome to America post 9/11/01.
I'm going to have to disagree here: to change the fundamental way in which we live and work, and view 'the outside world,' is to be defeated by those terrorists. I realize that if I had children I would probably feel more cautious, but I'm not going to let a bunch of madmen dictate the way I live. To be seen as fearful is to become a victim. It is of course prudent to tighten security in the areas of danger/risk - access to power plants, airplanes (local news interjection: they've arrested/cited over 50 workers at Denver International Airport for using 'stolen' Social Security Numbers; even a pilot has been named), water supply, etc. To enforce immigration/visa standards is also reasonable (as is paying attention to what your underlings tell you, but that's another gripe). To allow the government to indefinitely hold anyone it pleases, without so much as a charge or access to counsel, is to destroy democracy. �They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.� -Ben Franklin Debbi __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? New DSL Internet Access from SBC & Yahoo! http://sbc.yahoo.com _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
