WHERE TO DRAW THE LINE

In national polls following the Oklahoma City bombing, most Americans supported measures that wouldallow the government more toolsfor tracking down terrorists, even at the cost of personal privacy. In a CNN-USA Today-Gallup poll, 72 percent agreed that law enforcement offices could infringe on civil liberties when actively investigating armed resistance groups. But four out of ten cautioned that the federal government is already so large and powerful that theconstitutional rights of ordinary citizens are threatened. However, 71 percent believe stockpiling weapons should not be included among such freedoms, while 78 percent say that citizens should not be allowed to organize and arm themselves against federal power.