Going to be really interesting to see how this all plays out. 9-11 was really a world changing event. Our current political system really isn't designed to cope with Terrorism. It is not formal war yet it takes more then police action to combat it. We have to craft some new structures to deal with it. The Bush Administration has put forth an idea of what that structure should be.Whether that stands or is replaced with a different vision is yet to be decided.
Kind of exciting for us History nerds to watch. Going to be a real live demonstration on how the system of checks and balances will work going into the 21st Century. I am continually in awe of how brilliant (or lucky?) our founders were. That our system works so well some 220 some years later is simply amazing.