At 03:04 AM 12/11/03 -0500, Nostradumbass@SAFe-mail.net wrote:

Nothing less than a guerilla war seems necessary to restore something akin to the original constitutional balance in the U.S. But where to recruit these people? My suggestion: the terminally ill.

Many TI come to the table with a 'gift', the certainty of impending death and for some the possibility of fearlessness for physical harm or imprisonment.

Of course your idea has merit, both on a personal and govt payback level. But you can get more, and fitter soldiers: Simply convince some healthy folks that an "afterlife" exists. And that by doing worthy acts you do well there. Religion is a terrorist weapon after all. ---- What would a palestinian bastard on a stick do?