The Bush administration dodged a bullet because they successfully captured and interrogated the potential, most threatening, and up-and-coming terrorist: Julia Wilson.

The heinous crime that Wilson, a 14-year-old girl from Sacramento, committed was that at one time, she had a photo of President Bush with the words “Kill Bush” across the top and she drew a dagger stabbing his hand on her Myspace.com page. She was upset with the war in Iraq and was going to really pose a threat until U.S. authorities found her Myspace.com page and put an end to her reckless behavior by placing the girl on a checklist. This is what our country has come down to, tracking down a teenage girl as a terrorist threat because she expressed how frustrated she was that the president has dragged on a war that has killed thousands and cost billions of dollars.

Wilson took the page down last spring because she learned in her history class that threats, such as her drawing, could be a federal offense. Sure, it could be a federal offense, but it is not as though she had an elaborate plan to assassinate the president. Where does the First Amendment’s freedom of speech come into play? Wilson has a right to disagree with Bush and perhaps she was so pissed off at him that “Kill Bush” seemed like the appropriate caption to capture how she felt at that time.

Well, after Wilson was put on a checklist the good ole’ government tracked her down at McClatchy High School. Two Secret Service Agents questioned her for 15 minutes and afterwards the girl was emotionally distraught and crying.

"I told them I just really don't agree with Bush's politics," said Wilson according to The Sacramento Bee. "I don't have any plans of harming Bush in any way. I'm very peaceful; I just don't like Bush."

Wilson’s parents were also upset because they were not aware that Secret Service agents were going to pull their daughter out of class. What is even more over the top was that the school let the agents take Wilson out of class to question her. McClatchy Assistant Principal Paul Belluomini said the school does not notify parents because they interfere with the investigation process, according to The Sacramento Bee. Well, yes, they should be notified and be allowed to interfere because it is their daughter who is being accused.

Since Sept. 11, 2001, the government has been taking extra precaution to prevent future terrorist attacks. By taking extra precaution, what they really meant to say was that the government is keeping a very close eye on the public. Initiatives such as The Patriot Act allow the government to peek through files and statements like business records from libraries and bookstores. Apparently, it is also acceptable to browse through a teenager’s Myspace.com Web page and consider her angst-ridden drawing a threat.

Anyone who is a logical human being should know that Wilson was using hyperbole and excess to express her opinion of the president. Maybe if she was brandishing a shotgun and sending threatening e-mails there would be a real reason for concern. This incident is an example that the government is abusing its power of observance and censorship.

The government needs to take the time to be on the lookout for real threats, because the next time something happens to our country, it probably will not be the result of a 14-year-old girl’s plot and scheme.