The statement "Can someone explain why a terrorist has a greater set of rights than a law-abiding citizen?" is a statement based on a popular myth of really outrageous proportions.

But it sounds great if you want to upset people and drive up their paranoia! ;-)

Try actually being an officially designated "terrorist" and find out what your set of rights are as you get zapped by a skyhawk missile, bombed by a smart bomb, held without charges or trial, invaded in force by the Israeli army, and waterboarded, attacked by German shepherds, and otherwise tortured by the CIA in hellholes like Guantanamo and some even worse (secret) places overseas.

Yeah, sure terrorists have "a greater set of rights" (rolling eyes)

Bullshit, bullshit, bullshit.

(Gotta disagree with you strenuously on this one, GfS.) ;-D

The fact is, everyone's rights are suddenly and permanently abrogated when the $ySStem decides they're seriously in its way. Pray God that they never label YOU as a "terrorist".