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There's always a danger with someone abusing the intent of a Federal power. The whole Clinton administration was a complete study in this type of pathology.

The Clinton administration is a case study in abuse of Federal power and the Constitution, as are most administrations since Independence and notably the Civil War. Please realize that my family includes European, African and American Indian components.

But there's times when you need the technology and superior equipment of the military when solving terrorism - and if this ain't terrorism, I don't know what is. And some indications are that this might be right down the alley of good ol' fashioned battle with an official enemy, except on our civilian streets.

Terrorists are criminals, not nations attacking the U.S. and declaring War on them is just like declaring War on Poverty or War on Drugs. Wars that will never end that serve only to grow the state and reduce our freedom.

There's no reason to believe that this is the no-turning-back signal point where the military takes over surveillance and law enforcement,

This is a signal that the government is once again trying to expand power and subvert the law. This must not stand.

We are in a completely new stage of warfare, actually not - but new for us. Modern warfare has never been waged on our streets, like they have been and currently are in other countries.

Like it or not, the military has to change its focus and arenas of battle. Are you seriously against F-16's patrolling the skies to guard against "civilian" criminals crashing civilian airliners into civilian buildings?

Article 1, Section 8

To provide for calling forth the militia to execute the laws of the union, suppress insurrections and repel invasions;

Thouroughly Constitutional and within the bounds of Posse Comitatus, a law enacted in, I believe, 1886.

this is a signal of one thing only the government is scared to tell the public that they can't provide security
for the president, congress, or pentagon without taking further steps, and are worried terrorists are planning to attack the capital soon, or attempt to assasinate bush. there is a war going on here. we are not in danger of being overrun, but there is a clear and present danger to thousands of americans at any given time, including the president, congress, and our military center the pentigon as witnessed on september 11th