security or freedom?

[Palefire]

Which would you sacrifice a portion of first to maintain the other; security of freedom?

[Palefire]

My view of this is that we pay our government to maintain our security without hampering our freedom, note that I'm not speaking about non-citizens. If that job is too complex for those in power, then we should find people that can handle the job. If the job proves to complex for anybody, we should give up a bit of secrutity prior to giving up a bit of freedom. Too much blood was spilled to get the freedoms we have; to give them away because we are frightened cheapens what was done for us and brands us as cowards.

[Palefire]

As a side note; one can not sacrifice something one does not already have (i.e. total freedom & the freedom to murder) nor can one maintain something that one does not already have (i.e. total security and the right to own nuclear weapons).