I read this on slashdot, and I agree 100%:
I would prefer to live freely and unobserved and someday die in a terrorist attack, than live in a “security” hell for all my life with cameras and RFIDs up my ass.

I fear for my country.  This has nothing to do with the economic situation.  It has everything to do with the fracturing of this country.  Each year the two sides of the political fence become more extreme.  Instead of healthy debate, we now have name calling, insults, and accusations.  Dirt on the other guy is [...]