I don't really agree with this as blanket statemetn
I think some people in our country definitely seem willing to give up their freedom for some fake sense of security and I honestly have to say that most of these people seem to be on the far right.
I think then center and moving left are against this nonsense and also no it's pointless (other than being effective in taking away our civil liberties)
lol @ you thinking that its a republican/democrat thing.
Its a Politician/citizen thing.
Democrats try and take just as many rights away as the republicans do - just in different ways.
The democrats like to take freedom's from people in the name of political correctness.
Republicans tend to do it in the name of fear/safety
Both sides will take every freedom you offer them as long as they can make people think its in their best interest.
Honestly Obama has taken just as many freedoms as Bush and is trying to take many more - see indefinate detention, Internet censorship.
Get off the left's dicksack and be real for a minute.