There's no doubt that public sentiment has shifted to favor those who would give primacy to security, even at the expense of civil liberties. Lawmakers are being buoyed by John and Jane Q. Citizen's apparent willingness to say, "Hey, I'm not . . .
There's no doubt that public sentiment has shifted to favor those who would give primacy to security, even at the expense of civil liberties. Lawmakers are being buoyed by John and Jane Q. Citizen's apparent willingness to say, "Hey, I'm not doing anything wrong, I've got nothing to hide, and so if you want to intercept my e-mail, well, go right ahead, if it's going to make the world a safer place for us and our family."

Indeed, just last week, Sen. Judd Gregg (R-NH) proposed a plan to give government agencies the keys to encryption software when it's deemed a matter of national security. And U.S. Attorney General John Ashcroft promises to send to Congress a comprehensive package of similar measures to help law enforcement authorities get the bad guys.

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