How naive, MG, to suggest that if "you are not one of them I certainly would not be worried." The first thing that seems to routinely happen to innocent people stopped by the police or law enforcement officials--they're told "if you're innocent you won't need a lawyer." WRONG. The innocent absolutely need representation from the very beginning, and they need protection from the overzealous Putsch administration.

There are some very scary thing happening out there in the name of national security. Just now on On the Media I was listening to a story about a man who spoke at a dinner party a few days after Sept. 11 about what Muslims in America should do, and based on what he said alone, he was given a life sentence. Free speech? I think not. Go to the 1/20/2006 program and listen to or read the story called "Tap Dance."

SRS