I think the implication is that there is always a block for government over-reach and waiting for a convenient excuse to execute it. Just as the implication is

I think the implication is that there is always a block for government over-reach and waiting for a convenient excuse to execute it. Just as the implication isn't that the PATRIOT act authors did 9/11, they certainly took the momentum of the aftermath of a tragedy to push their pre-existing agenda.