Few states will countenance speed limit reductions that would reduce auto deaths that kill tens of thousands of Americans every year, but we&#x27;ll allow our basic rights out the window to prevent what looks like a rounding error on that?<p>This absurdity is actually what&#x27;s responsible for any of terrorism&#x27;s effectiveness.  It&#x27;s basically a hack designed to provoke an absurd overreaction.  On that count, it succeeded with flying colors in 2001 - I&#x27;m hopeful that we&#x27;ve learned enough in the intervening years (both in terms of the war and police state) to prevent repeating our mistakes.