Teribus says "learn the lessons of history".

Fine, go read about Julius Caesar, and how he clawed his way up from successful war-monger to absolute ruler.

Read about Oliver Cromwell, and his oppressive control of England.

Read about Hitler's rise to power.

All these men started out with overweening ambitions which they furthered by first convincing the population that some loss of personal liberty was necessary for their wellbeing.

All of them eventually developed into destructive despots, under whose rule, citizens had no rights or freedoms at all, where those rights conflicted with the rulers' policies.

If you insist on learning the lessons of history, it might be wise to look at both sides before coming to nonsensical conclusions. You might then get just a glimpse of the possible outcome of allowing anybody to erode your rights.

Your country has something which no other nation on earth can match. It is called the Constitution, and you allow your government to ignore its provisions at your peril.

I'm sure, in the early days of Nazi Germany, there were many Germans who said "The only people who will object to losing these rights, are those with something to hide". HOW WRONG THEY WERE!

Don T.