I've started to always refer to September 11th as The Terrorist Attacks. I believe we have been refering to the tragedies that day just as another date on the calendar for so long that it has dulled the memory. My parent's generation always called a similar tragedy they suffered as The Japanese Attack on Pearl Harbor, not December 7th.
Anyway, getting back to my original point. Politicians, all elected officials, have very little power over our lives. And they have absolutely no real power, and that pisses them off. they naturally want to control us regardless of party affiliation. That is why our tax system is set up the way it is, that's the reason why our laws are written the way they are, that's the reason for government! They want to control you, simple as that. They can't . . . unless YOU let them.