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So, is the central question this: "In order to protect freedom, do some freedoms need to be surrendered?"
If you trusted the government to give the freedoms back
afterwards, sure, it's no big deal. I think the problem is that a lot of governments are gaining support because they are trying to present a hard line against terrorism- and in order to maintain that support, they need to keep their voters in a state of fear.
Have any of you guys read George Orwell's novel "1984"? There are some disturbing parallels between the world he described and the world we're living in now.
If you manage to keep people afraid, but act like you're protecting them from whatever enemies they think they have, you'll do well as a leader.
In short, I doubt that freedoms, once taken away, would be given back. If the price of freedom is eternal fear, then are you really free?
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