Okay, you got a point... but also, think about the Terrorists! They could be exchanging Terrorist Secret Messages right under our noses! Seriously, whenever an

Okay, you got a point... but also, think about the Terrorists! They could be exchanging Terrorist Secret Messages right under our noses! Seriously, whenever anyone justifies their actions with "Think of the children" or "Think about the terrorists" single-minded emotional appeals, I can't see it as anything but cheap manipulation. It should be required for proponents to back up their safety claims with hard numbers. They ask to give up a lot without without accountability, and I don't think the damage outweighs the benefit. For example, the Patriot act didn't result in a wave of terrorism crackdown, au contraire, it facilitated massive human rights abuse, but the rights it took have not been given back. Same with the massive increase in airport security, I don't know how many terrorists they have caught carrying nail clippers, but it seems like less intrusive methods would deter most terrorist attempts.