] The Bush administration's attitude, assisted by a
] Congress that long since abandoned any commitment to
] liberty, is that government has the right to know
] absolutely everything about you and that government can
] violate your fundamental rights with impunity as long as
] the cause is deemed worthy.
]
] You, on the other hand, have absolutely no right to know
] what the government is doing in your name and with your
] money, unless the information is deemed harmless by
] people who have every motive to cover up misdeeds.

Dan Gillmore on the glum outlook at CFP.