> I don't think anybody is arguing that there should be no response to a terrorist act. But why can't the response be to bring the terrorists to justice as inte

> I don't think anybody is arguing that there should be no response to a terrorist act. But why can't the response be to bring the terrorists to justice as international criminals, and not to let it change the fabric of our society? Why not both? I've yet to be convinced that warrant-based searches of Internet traffic by a resource-constrained agency would actually appreciably change the fabric of society. Especially if we force better transparency and accountability controls on what is now present. But also, while we're itemizing potential terrorist activities, am I the only one who is worried about MANPADs?