One reason: Another terrorist attack like 9/11 is 'immediate', that is, right in front of people, something to be afraid of right now. Shooting holes in our C

One reason: Another terrorist attack like 9/11 is 'immediate', that is, right in front of people, something to be afraid of right now. Shooting holes in our Constitution is a danger more abstract, more distant, less immediate, although in total more serious. So, with the usual short sightedness of people and politics, we throw away some of our liberty in hopes of some short term security. And, we are gullible, get manipulated, get sold nonsense by the MSM, etc. In simple terms, the solution is for the voters not to fall for such nonsense.