The point is that if the government was truly concerned about security, the first priority would be to control the borders.
Seems to me it's more important to the powers-that-be to control the American people; get us used to having ourselves felt up at airports, Big Bro doing through our personal data, etc.
If you are content to be a cog in wheel, so be it
I don't think you read my original post or you have misinterpreted my position in order build a straw man that you can then attack.