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"Why wouldn't you approve of using the same tools against a McVeigh? Hamas?"

SJ Res 23, 9/13/2001 ... against those [who] aided the terrorist attacks that occurred on September 11, 2001.

So absent some linkage to 9/11, the surveillance would be unauthorized? That would be a pain to carry through in court proceedings. Are we going to wait for the successor to ALQaeda to mount a successful attack before we athorize warrantless monitoring of their adherants? Or are we going to grant the office of president wide berth in use of judgement as to who is a worthy target in prosecuting this war?

Or are we going to grant the office of president wide berth in use of judgement as to who is a worthy target in prosecuting this war?

I think it's reasonable to say that they're tracking all manifestations of al Qaeda and its offshoots. The resolution is broadly written.

Suppose, suppose....30 minutes before Atta stepped on the plane, we heard there was a possible attack. How would one get an FISA warrant for Atta? A couple of the pilots on that day WERE US citizens. What about them.

The President made an extraordinary decision that day....to shoot down our own planes in necessary. It was an extraordinary statement and I know we all cringed.

Fortunately, we had EXTRAORDINARY CITIZENS who in all likelyhood saved our Nations Capital, the majority of the buildings and the as*** of not only ordinary citizens but MANY POLITICIANS from destruction. They should kiss the ground they walk on!!

I hope that after 9-11, that the President issued an order to investigate the possibility of other planes being used as missiles, i.e., checked ALL THE PASSENGER LISTS looking for other terrorists.

We found some cells. Some of these folks were citizens. May they fry in hell.

Treason is not a right under the Constitution embolded by the right to Privacy.

Someone here on FR referred to Lincoln's statement: The Constitution is not a suicide pact. I can't think of a better way to say it.