I thought we were at war with terrorists? Why the hell would we even allow people on a terror watch list to be in our country?
Ummm... because some of them are citizens of this country. And, believe it or not, many of the people on the watch lists are not terrorists, even if they may look like it or have suggestive names. That's why it's called a 'watch list' and not a 'deport list' or an 'arrest list.'
To see who they meet with and where they go.
There is a reason to tap international phone calls between domestic terrorists and Al Qaeda overseas.
Someone please tell me again the point of having a terror watch list?