Viruses Are Worse in the Real World than the Cyber World

The section in Dr. Johnson's book, Congress Online about the post-September 11th email surge seems like common sense. The Anthrax scare, coupled with the attacks that had followed a month earlier, would lead people to want to know what their government is doing to protect them. But if "Snail Mail" is too dangerous, then email would seem to be the only logical method to contact their leaders.

I will take a wild step here, (Cody, make a note of this!), but I remember discussing what Congress did in the time right after 9/11, and the professor showed us Senator Frist's website. The spreading of information, especially by authoritative figures, can only help calm the concerns of the American people. Congress, as this shows, is slowly but surely making progress in meeting the new media needs of people.