From: "Strong, Lee" <StrongL at MTMC.ARMY.MIL>
To: "'WSFA members'" <WSFAlist at keithlynch.net>
Subject: [WSFA] Re: The Constitution and the Citizen
Date: Thu, 11 Apr 2002 13:55:00 -0400
Reply-To: WSFA members <WSFAlist at keithlynch.net>

	Having defended the Feds on various matters, allow me to agree that
hasty laws are not always the best laws.  I suggest that interested parties
apply Civics 101 and write/email their Members of Congress with constructive
advice.

-----Original Message-----
From: Steve Smith [mailto:sgs at aginc.net]
Sent: Thursday, April 11, 2002 11:58 AM
To: WSFA members
Subject: [WSFA] Re: The Constitution and the Citizen

"Strong, Lee" wrote:
>
>         Barry, I agree with most of your comments.  The thing that I fear
is
> that a failure to take reasonable precautions and make intelligent
responses
> will lead to a catastropic event that will panic people into "burning the
> Constitution" in whole or in part.  Keep thinking and discussing -- two
> great ways to defeat the terrorist mentality!

Absolutely!

One of the more promising things I've seen post 9/11 is that the
Government doesn't seem to have used any of the more Draconian
provisions of the PATRIOT act (a most unfortunate piece of legislation,
IMHO).

The law enforcement types, of course, are well aware that it's not
enough to arrest the Bad Guys.  You also have to get a conviction, and
the conviction has to stand up under appeal.  Busting somebody under a
law that may be declared unconstitutional is not something you want to
do.

--
Steve Smith                                           sgs at aginc.net
Agincourt Computing                            http://www.aginc.net
"Truth is stranger than fiction because fiction has to make sense."