I'll concede the country is rife with over-reaction, and resultant legislation to prevent every boo-boo, but 9-1-1 is NOT an isolated incident. OBL and friends have been after us since the '93 WTC bombing, and the Cole, and maybe OK City, and we KNOW he wants to do more. You are a fool, sir, if you think it's time to drop our guard.
I don't know of anyone who thinks we should drop our guard. It is a matter of what that guard should be that is a matter of disagreement.