I'm not sure I would. As much as it bothers me that the "noose is tightening" around the average citizen, the more I'm around the average person, the more I realize that a) a majority are not that great of people and would be far worse tyrants if given the power and b) need to be controlled to some extent; otherwise, they wouldn't be far removed in behavior from wild animals that have the added ability of being just smart enough to get in their own way. I'd try to figure out a way to filter out the good ones though, but in morality and competency.
Civilize the mind but make savage the body.