Articles like this are pointless. Americans as a whole will not band together to prevent or rectify problems like this because of one or more of the following:
FEAR) We're all expecting the government to view anything related to freedom as an act of terrorism that will get us into pound-me-in-the-ass prison or worse.
DENIAL) That will never happen to me if I just keep my head down. Only bad people have that happen to them.
DISTRIBUTION OF RESPONSIBILITY) I'm nobody, so how could I change government policy? That is something that important people can do, but not me, I'm just a(n) __________.
FEAR) We're all expecting the government to view anything related to freedom as an act of terrorism that will get us into pound-me-in-the-ass prison or worse.
DENIAL) That will never happen to me if I just keep my head down. Only bad people have that happen to them.
DISTRIBUTION OF RESPONSIBILITY) I'm nobody, so how could I change government policy? That is something that important people can do, but not me, I'm just a(n) __________.