Date: Fri, 12 Apr 2002 17:09:33 -0400
To: WSFA members <WSFAlist at keithlynch.net>
From: Candy Madigan <candymadigan at mindspring.com>
Subject: [WSFA] Re: The Constitution and the Citizen
Reply-To: WSFA members <WSFAlist at keithlynch.net>

At 04:26 PM 04/11/2002 -0400, you wrote:
>When living in N Virignia ages upon ages ago, I can recall the traffic =
>reports always using the un-signaged CIA building as a reference point.  =
>Spies, who needs spies . . .
>
>mjw
>
> >>> eginter at klgai.com 04/11/02 04:29PM >>>
>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?

Oh yeah.

>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."

Candy