<<once someone is on the list, it is virtually impossible to get off it.>>

That's somewhat worrisome. What happens when someone screws up keying info into this database? One small typo could be a major nightmare.

that would be a terrible nightmare...

kinda reminds me of what we use to hear the soviet secret police doing back when Stalin was in power, having files on people how 'might' be against 'the state'...

scary stuff.

But it's better to just let the Terrorists go unchecked in the country and abroad, right? That's your solution.

This isn't a game for you to play in social studies 101 where you talk about how this is like old USSR and nazi tactics. If someone isn't being watched that should be, then people can die.

perhaps, but where does it stop? what right does anyone have to compile information about me without my consent?

When you break the law, then you lose many of your rights. Let's say you travel to Iran, Somalia, and Turkey within a couple of months time, and you were caught doing a scam on the internet stealing money from innocent people.

Now, it could be you are a preacher of the good book, or you might be a terrorist funding other operations.

Either way, wouldn't you prefer to have someone keep tabs on this prifiles activities?

The point I was making about all this, was the fact that, due to circumstances beyond one's own control, you could end up on this 'watch' list without knowing it, and even without a crime being committed. And once your name is on the list, you might as well forget about having any sort of life, because you'll be under the 'microscope'. 'Just cause' doesn't even come into the picture in this situation. But that's just my opinion. <<opinions are like assholes.... everyone's got one.>>