You forget that, to the Left, as Rush has pointed out on many occasions, WE are more feared and hated as a danger to this country than any muslim terrorist.
How are we going to stop them from going after the really big threats instead of just extreme muslim terrorists?
Believe me, I do fear the government. I think they already keep tabs on us. (not tin foil hat stuff either but simple, common sense). In this particular case, I see that if we did nothing and ignored the fact that this guy was planning/recruiting people to harm us then the loss could have been on our homeland. I do understand the fear (and find that fear completely rational) that the government starts taking shots on regular citizens/politicians/media type like Rush, GB, Mark Levin/etc... I guess I am just focusing on this particular case and I am glad he is no longer on earth.