No.

They feel that way because they believe in the ability of a government to protect them, without making any mistakes.

I would give them credit for thinking this way, the idea that they could be protected, or that it's good.

What makes them stupid is thinking such a system is so infallible that it wont end up putting them behind bars one day because of a clerical error.

And you know this... how?

I would venture to guess on this issue those voting in favor of PRISM and such programs are not more informed. They are most likely unaware of the consequences of such programs and what it means about our government and how they view their constituents and their power.

>I would venture to guess on this issue those voting in favor of PRISM and such programs are not more informed.

I'm pretty sure they would guess the same about you.