Gretchenfrage: Airbus most certainly is not an 'unsafe design'. A glitch has become apparent and a short term fix has been put in place.
Is Boeing had Alpha Floor protection, or equivalent' it is likely that TK1991 and Asiana 214 would not have happened and Thomsonfly at Bournemouth would not have slowed to 81KIAS and would not have came so close to disaster. Let's ground the whole 737 fleet too when we're at it. It would be a little rich saying AB were the only manufacturer flying round with known issues. Now how long did it take Boeing to admit there was a problem (and how many died/came VERY a lose to death)?
The reason why the military planes have this is for the more severe manoeuvring. Manoeuvres way beyond the scope of regular commercial flying. However as has been stated many many times on here you can achieve the same effect if you really want to.
Flight envelope protections are there for very good reason and flying with them should be the norm. I do not agree that this magic button should be on the sidestick. Taking the plane into alternate law and reducing all of the protections should take some serious consideration. You will often loose more than you will gain.