Seizing control of freedom

The president and his fellow democrats are now talking about having the ability to seize control of troubled companies, even ones that havent taken TARP money. I just cannot understand how anyone who loves thier freedom could stand for this. The democrats have in the past at least been smart enough to realize that stealing peoples freedom is best done in small increments. They know that all the "angry" people out there who hate companies like AIG will say, "Yeah, those companies need to be seized for the good of the American people." Its sad how fast people will willingly hand over their freedom in the name of safety. What they dont stop to realize is that if this ends up being allowed, there will be no reason why ANY company could not be seized by the federal government. All they would have to say is that the reason was for the "good" of everyone else. It was Ben Franklin who said, "They who can give up essential liberty for a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety." Where is that rugged individual spirit that brought this country so far? Why is it that when people are asked what they want from thier government, why dont they say, "to be left alone"?