Yeah the story is old, but that doesn't make it any less alarming. I mean, when can the destruction of constitutional freedoms ever be brushed off as "totally yesterday's news, man..."

This is just one of the many scary things that has been going on in this country since 9-11. I suspect the full extent of all these changes won't be fully realised by the American public for quite some time. Police states don't just happen over night...