In 1942, we tried eight German saboteurs before a military tribunal. Two of the eight were American citizens. One was executed - the day after the verdict was read.
I don't see where that led us to "Hitler, Stalin, Mao, and Pol Pot".
I suspect that once the full scale of number of "Americans" who are willing to perform terriorist acts on their fellow citizens is known, a lot more people will be calling for removing some of their "civil rights".
Sorry, but that was a period of declared war. The legalities are different. (And don't feed me any c*** about the "Joint Resolution" being the same as a declaration of war--it isn't).
"I don't see where that led us to "Hitler, Stalin, Mao, and Pol Pot"."
Give it time. Incrementalism is the name of the game. The Second World War removed some of our freedoms, this one will remove more. The end of that road (like the road to Hell, paved with good intentions) leads to murderous tyranny. The Founding Fathers knew it, even if you don't---THEY had lived through the same thing. All it takes is a president more unscrupulous and less cowardly than Bill Clinton.
Wait 'til they tell you you can't own firearms "for national security" because said firearms "might get in the hands of terrorists".