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[R. S. Refugee]

[Ya-ta Boy]

One of my favorite political nicknames is "Landslide Lyndon". He was called that by his friends because he stole just enough votes to win in some early election in Texas.

Vote fraud has a depressingly long history.

I'm all for reform that eliminates it to the maximum degree. There will always be attempts at fraud because the rewards of doing it successfully are so great. That is not a reason not to do our best to prevent it.

I did read the article about the irregularities in Ohio. It does seem to warrant an investigation. I'm not sure it's a good idea though. Just for argument's sake, what if it were found that the GOP stole the election in Ohio? What could be done about it? Would Bush be expected to resign and let Kerry finish out the term? I don't think so. It would lead to a Constitutional crisis at best. Civil war at the worst. I suspect that Gore thought the same thing in 2000 when the Supreme Court made its remarkable decision.

[R. S. Refugee]

[Ya-ta Boy]

[R. S. Refugee]

[Ya-ta Boy]

[igotthisguitar]

[supernick]

Is the U.S. safer? Safer from who?

I'm sure that some of the security measures have made travel in the U.S. safer, and I'm sure more Americans have become more aware of potential threats, however i for one doubt that America is any safer than it was a few years ago. Even Bush has said that it would be difficult to win the war on terrorism. Taking the battle to them migh look good but is it effective?

I'm sure that there are many Americans who feel that the war in Iraq was needed, as those Americans weren't gonna lay on their backs to watch planes fly into buildings.

America might well be safer these days but I don't think Americans actually feel any safer.

[wannago]

[rookieglobetrotter]

I am from Ohio. As the economy worsens here, it is very dangerous esp in the inner city late at night. I heard on the radio news that there was a man selling guns in the neighborhood from an ice cream truck in Cleveland.

[Jandar]

[Jandar]

[Gamecock]

I suspect that the terrorist threat to the United States is not, nor has it ever really been that great. Sure, 9/11 was terrible. But American borders are not exactly the most secure. Millions of Mexicans and others have made their way past the border security illegally since 2001. I simply can't believe that if there were as many people who REALLY wanted to destroy America and commit terrorist acts as we are led to believe, there would have been a SINGLE serious incident over the last 7 years. American intelligence services and defense are pretty good, but not that good. And in a free country, there is only so much that can be done to maintain public safety.
Look at Israel. If a person is determined to be a suicide bomber, it is almost impossible to stop them.

The threat is clearly exaggerated by the United States government for political means. Sure there are alot of extreme Muslims out there who say bad things about America, but much of that is rhetoric. Words for their own political purposes...without any real action. There are a few crazies out there that would like to do stuff, but most don't have the financial means to do so. America is far away, so it is easier to hit targets closer to home.

I would say America is about as safe from terrorism as it was before 9/11. However, I suspect that Americans abroad might find the world a little more of a dangerous place.

Americans need to worry less about terrorism and invest some more time, energy, and resources into finding ways to prevent Americans from killing each other on the street. That's the real problem.

[Wangja]

[pkang0202]

The US is safer now than it was BEFORE 9/11.


Before 9/11, people never believed that terrorists would successfully strike on US soil. Now, we know it can happen, and are doing everything possible to try and prevent it.

I certainly feel safer. I know that when I take my flight home to the US, terrorists aren't going to kick down the cockpit door, and try to use the plane as a missile.