I have always understood that the reason we have a password for nfic is to comply with U.S. law, simple as that. But I think that it also says something about the nature of our fandom - that we have respect for the wishes of people with varying viewpoints. And it's not like the admins are making us perform a ritual sacrifice to get the password, on the contrary it's fairly easy, so what does having a password hurt? Seems like the best of both worlds to me.
