"If they are "bad" laws, the citizens will take actions to have them revoked."
And the comparison of Hitler's Nazi Germany to the United States and its Constitution is what?
Sorry, The Constitution is a barrier between me, and the will of the masses, and between me, and the whims of government.
I'm not sure what you mean by that. The Constitution created and maintains a republican form of government, ensures the protection of the rights of its citizens, and provides powers to the branches to carry out their functions of insuring the security of the Nation. I'm not sure how that creates a barrier.
My daddy put it this way; "There are only two sources of order in society, individual self discipline, or a police state".
I take it your daddy didn't study much conservatism in his day? So to you, the only good government is no government? Perhaps you have some examples to share of a good anarchy? And if you believe this to be a police state, perhaps you are in sore need of a trip to North Korea, Cuba, Iran, and a number of others before you decide on a model for police state tactics.
NYC suffers from a shortage of the former, so Rudy felt justified to impose the latter, not just on the barbarians, but on everyone. Not much point in self discipline is there?
I don't know as I don't live in NYC. I would say that it is likely that most citizens are a lot happier that they can at least walk outside and that their children are not in the danger they once were. That aside, I somehow doubt that every citizen armed to the teeth with automatic rifles and grenade launchers will somehow be the answer to a content society.
No way is this going to create better citizens, just more barbarians.
I doubt a lot of New Yorkers would agree with you.