"They have to restrict some freedoms to keep the majority of the people safe," said Blair Palm, a 48-year-old conservative from Stafford, Virginia, who considers herself politically independent. "I hope we'll be able to nip the terrorism threat before things go too far."
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"They're probably going too far," said Ruth Soaeis, a 34-year-old housewife and mother from Pawtucket, Rhode Island, who describes herself as a political independent. "But they're trying to protect us."
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If people that think like this continue to be allowed to vote, we've had it.