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Real homeland security: accumulation of power at the federal level is actually making America less secure. The answer is to return to a law enforcement structure consistent with our Constitution.(ON THE HOME FRONT)(Cover story)

The New American

| April 03, 2006 | Jasper, William F. | COPYRIGHT 2006 American Opinion Publishing, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

We must choose, we are told, between security and liberty. If we wish to protect our lives and our nation against terrorists wielding weapons of mass destruction, we must be willing, insist the Bush administration and its many allies, to entrust our government with "whatever powers are needed to do the job." And those powers alleged to be so necessary keep growing day by day.

We must be subjected to more searches, screenings, and surveillance, not only at airports but at an ever-increasing number of public venues: court houses, schools, sporting events, bus stations, and train stations. Federal agencies must be empowered to easily and regularly monitor (without ...

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