His Administration has held that preventing terrorism does not require wars, or a repeal of civil liberties, but only enhanced and vigilant police action to distinguish malevolent actors from the benign communities in which they have embedded, and that greatly expanded police powers have been defensible because of what they helped avert.
"It seems highly likely that more vigilant, aggressive action by FERC would have limited some of the abuses that appear to have occurred, raised larger questions about Enron's trading practices and other business activities, and unearthed at least some of the cracks in Enron's foundation earlier," the report says.
At the team's first meeting, he told the players to be constantly vigilant about their actions.
The resolution leans heavily on those nations to be more vigilant and take action.
"People should remain vigilant and take action where necessary," said Paul Leinster, chief executive of the Environment Agency.
We intend to stay vigilant, and take action if these terrorist forces threaten our personnel or facilities anywhere in Iraq, including our consulate in Irbil and our embassy in Baghdad," Barack Obama said in a statement from the White House late Thursday.
The New York City Housing Authority has a reputation for being vigilant in taking action against tenants who break the rules, typically those behind on their rent, given that there is a waiting list for its apartments measured in years.
So make no mistake, we will remain vigilant in countering those actions and standing with our allies.
But he said Republicans must be vigilant in defending their actions and mindful that Democrats were poised to attack.
Sergeant Maurice Fisher has applauded the public spirit of the vigilant bystander without whose actions "it is very likely this would have gone without intervention".
