"In World War II if someone did not want their freedom restricted and insisted on keeping all of their lights on in a blackout...that is a foolish person."
We did ... there were no blackouts on the east coast for months at the beginning of WWII.
How about this ? Restrict tourist access to the Statue of Liberty and paint a big target on it.
If we are destined to have a terrorist attack, I would sure rather they hit an empty copper symbol then a packed Yankee Stadium ....