[ninty]

Exactly.

The people who are doing nothing wrong are the ones being punished. I'm not saying this is a really bad thing. I am implying that this is the start of things to come.

First it's a privacy issue. I'd rather be able to walk around without having a camera watching my every step. I haven't done anything wrong. Why should I suffer as a result?

The point is, governments say in order to protect me, they have to do these security measures, when in reality, all the measures do is give the government more power over the people, not stopping terrorism at all.

When you have to present your National ID card to get on a bus, are you going to say, "It doesn't bother me because I’m doing nothing wrong"?

There has to be a line. Governments are using terrorist acts to move controversial legislation that would never pass without the acts of terrorism. Everyone supports it because "we won't let the terrorists win. This bill will prevent terrorists for doing bad things" when in reality it hampers normal everyday people from going about their usual business.

Will anyone say anything when a martial law is declared to protect the citizens from terrorists?

Will anyone say anything when military and police become one force?

These are extreme examples, I know, however, I see everything happening from the result of sept 11 as the beginning of governments gaining more control over their people in the name of terrorism prevention.

The government is supposed to work for the people. The will of the people is what makes up a democracy. Are any government leaders listening to the people?

Also the other thing is that first cameras are introduced. Then an ID card. Then a national database. The video cameras don't seem like a big deal until you factor in everything else. It can be sued as a part of a larger network to gather information.

"They that can give up essential liberty to purchase a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety." - Benjamin Franklin, to the Penn State Legislature