Ryan,

Good questions. Putting Security before Rights doesn't mean ANY of those items. In my case, I was just saying which comes first.

You're in IT (as I am). I am VERY aware of all the info that is available on the internet that most people think is private. I'm always amazed at what I can find out about somebody, some organization, etc. when I really want to. My point is that some of the items that you listed above is already accessible to a lot of federal organizations (and large companies).

We don't have the cameras like they do the UK and some other countries (and I hope that we never do). But should we have cameras at potential terrorist targets (Times Square, Grand Central Terminal, airports, etc.)? My answer is an emphatic yes.

I understand why you're saying and why you have that opinion, my question would immediately be: You honestly believe that politicians would stop there?

Soon it would be yes and we need every single federal building, then every local government building, then public areas and so on and so forth. Sadly our politicians simply are not that honest, sad I know.

I watched an Ex-CIA agent asked about the security and how we could protect ourselves, his response: we did. Observant civilians are far more effective than any surveillance equipment.

The problem with that statement is that some observers know the difference between a car in Times Square with smoke coming out, and a guy taking off his shirt and putting it in a bag.

I do not want people watching me any more than security cameras watching me.

I see people every day that I could question who they are and what they are doing.