"Did you hear what he said?" Markowitz asked when they were out of the building. "For the moment . For the fragging moment , like civil liberties and constitutional rights were a temporary inconvenience. Which, to him and his masters, I suppose they are. They’ll find their way. Yeah, that’s got to be it! The scheme must already be in play. You watch—any minute now the politicians will be yelping for help to put down the rioting."