Today we hear that the Justice Department wants to make it easier for the FBI to investigate U.S. citizens and legal residents by not requiring little things like evidence, or even allegations that a law probably has been broken!

The Justice Department is considering letting the FBI investigate Americans without any evidence of wrongdoing, relying instead on a terrorist profile that could single out Muslims, Arabs or other racial and ethnic groups.

Law enforcement officials say the proposed policy would help them do exactly what Congress demanded after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks: root out terrorists before they strike.

Although President Bush has disavowed targeting suspects based on their race or ethnicity, the new rules would allow the FBI to consider those factors among a number of traits that could trigger a national security investigation.

Now come on, if even Bush is against something like this, it has to be an obvious violation of civil rights to everyone.  The plan is to get this change put in place before the new administration takes over in January, so this requires the canidates to stand up against this now.  I want to see what position each takes, and I want them to discuss it in an open debate, so American’s can better understand how their rights are at stake.