I'm with Spock on this one, the needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few... or the one.

Which is my roundabout way of saying that violating the constitutional freedoms of an entire people is probably not worth it just to catch a few bad guys.

That was kinda what I meant here. The good of the one (Individual) and the many (the gov and everyone's security)

I think all you two have proven is that the proverb doesn't really apply here :-)

I'm pretty sure the state should exist to promote the quality of life of its inhabitants, not the other way around.