Has America Gone Too Far Down Slippery Slope?

Amy Goodman speaks with Naomi Wolf about the threat to civil liberties. In her new book "The End of America: Letter of Warning To A Young Patriot", Wolf talks about the "Fascist Blueprint" (10 steps leading to Fascism) and how America is well on its way to that end. Watch/Listen To Interview.
I happen to believe that some of her conclusions are a little exaggerated... However, she does bring up some interesting points.

I think the job of the next figure-head President will be to restore some sort of balance to the Country, in terms of civil liberties and the responsibility of the government to protect the citizenry. That is going to be one of the toughest jobs in the world. Where is this balance? I am not completely sure. However, I do believe that Americans will have to be willing to allow for some security measures, if they want to have a more secure Country.

The current situation seems out of balance...and will have to be righted. The Federal Courts have been trying to keep the government from going completely out of control, by limiting the other two branches in their phony War on Terror. But I think Congress will have to be much more responsive to the concerns of the people and will have to pass reasonable legislation. However, I won't hold my breath waiting for sensible and reasonable legislation from Congress...considering how they rushed to pass the Patriot Act without much scrutiny... doing all they could to satisfy the Executive branch instead of providing proper oversight.