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 16:50:18 -0400
Reply-To: WSFA members <WSFAlist at keithlynch.net>

	During World War II, the Brits were afraid that the Germans would
invade southeastern England so they took down all the road signs in that
part of the country.  It apparently worked since the Germans never invaded.
Created a lot of confusion for the British Empire troops trying to move into
that part of the country to defend it, tho.

-----Original Message-----
From: Erica VD Ginter [mailto:eginter at klgai.com]
Sent: Thursday, April 11, 2002 4:30 PM
To: 'WSFA members'
Subject: [WSFA] Re: The Constitution and the Citizen

Looks like the Maryland department of transportation has the well-being of
our friends and associates at NSA in mind. They're replacing the Rt. 198
signs along I 95 with new onces that don't mention Fort Meade. Makes you
feel so much safer, doesn't it?

Erica

-----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."