please elaborate on how you've lost freedom? has your life in particular changed in any way other than you talk about the same thing over and over on a web forum? have you or any of your friends been adversely affected by increased security at an airport?

i am well aware of that quote... i am also well aware that ben franklin lived in a time of conventional warfare. we, on the other hand do not. times change. you as a liberal should know that as well as any since the general liberal mindset pushes change, needed or not.