From an email:

People overlook that while administrations may change the bureaucracy
(sorry about the spelling--that's a tough one for me) that lies
underneath remains the same. That's the scary thing. I think a healthy
mistrust of the government--no matter its leanings--is a good thing.
The whole point of the Bill of Rights is "we can't trust the
goverment".



Another thing that really makes me angry is all those people say "I
don't care; I've got nothing to hide." Plenty of people who died in
myriad fascist governments had nothing to hide.