hould be monitored, as one could not tell otherwise if one of these people could possibly be involved in certain activities. They are a minority in this country, and if the greater good is protecting the rest of the people in this country then that alone should qualify a few inconveniences for middle eastern people residing here. Another question involves giving certain government agencies such as the FBI, CIA, and the NSA greater opportunity to investigate and to gather information about people without the pressing oversight of congress, which in itself could be one cause of a rise in terrorism as these agencies did not have the means to find out information that might have stopped the latest attack. Bush has already proposed the formation of a new agency called the National Homeland Security Agency that has powers not unlike the National Security Council. However, others such as Gary Hart who originally was involved with a Commission on National Security in the 21st century under Clinton, believes the agencys powers so go far beyond what is planned now. He proposes the new agency having powers of the Coast Guard, Customs Service, border patrol, Federal Emergency Management Agency and elements of at least three dozen other federal offices. This would essentially centralize the domestic security powers creating one strong agency eliminating lack of communication and loopholes. The new border powers would strengthen out border and target cargo that is suspicious and hopefully prevent weapons from even entering the country. Also it should not have intelligence gathering capabilities but it should have the power to focus intelligence on domestic threats. Also this agency should have final authority and accountability. All this together would make an agency that eliminates the need for other agencies and would make domestic safety much more efficient and effective instead of having many different agencies attempting to communicate with eac...
