I agree with you. Since 9-11 our society and our rights have changed tremendously. But even with all that has happened, we are still a democracy and we deserve to have a government that sticks true to that. Alvaro Rios <alviously@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: The societal issue that I looked into and chose to discuss is use of the FBI's computerized program Carnivore to monitor personal messages and accounts on the internet. I personally feel that this is a gross violation of a United States citizens right to privacy and that it infringes upon basic civil rights set forth in our constitution. With recent events leading to mass panic and fear over terrorist activities, this infringement by government organizations has only increased. We live in a demorcarcy to avoid having a governemt with too much power that takes away the rights from its citizens. For more information visit, http://www.crypto.com/papers/opentap.html Alvaro Rios --------------------------------- Be a better Globetrotter. Get better travel answers from someone who knows. Yahoo! Answers - Check it out. Lauren Brown CITW 150 Have a great day! --------------------------------- Yahoo! oneSearch: Finally, mobile search that gives answers, not web links.