I was just watching CNN and noticed the debate over whether the government should be legally allowed to monitor the searches on Google (both in the private and commercial sector of our country). The journalist asked the viewers whether they thought this type of surveilance was a good idea, or yet, another invasion of the U.S. citizen's right to privacy. In this age of increased threat of terrorism, do we need the government to be digging into every aspect of our communication? You know, the government, along with every other Tom, Dick and Harry out there in our society, knows far TOO much about each one of us. We get a social security card the week we are born, we have driver's licenses, we have credit cards, we have rental leases and house mortgages, and accounts with Internet providers, and purchases on the Internet, and searchers on the Internet, and Blogs on the Internet, and who knows what else and the paper trail is now very much ENDLESS. ANYONE can find you or impersonate you and there is not much way to avoid it. There is absolutely NO place to hide from being monitored and watched and recorded unless one becomes a MONK. And so I guess I am saying what real difference does it make if the government looks at my search for Victoria's Secret underwear online! They probably know I shop there already!!! Maybe we can even stop another Timothy McVay or another Osama Bin Laden from carrying out his plan. Furthermore, WHAT is REALLY private on the Internet anyway??? Thanks,

s hamilton
Amendment 8/16/06 Well terrorists were planning to blow up at least ten jet planes coming from Great Britain this past week. Perhaps constant surveilance in every sector of our society is going to have to be a way of life in this very confusing, every more perilous time. s hamilton