I think most of our freedom is illusionary. People say that we have more freedoms than most countries. Well technically they are correct. But i would also agree that our freedoms are also slimming faster than any other country. Atleast others are used to the way we live. We have to adjust to less freedom every election. Even the freedoms that arent illusionary (first amendment) have many strings attached and you have to tip toe around how you use them. All this, in the future, in the currect path we are taking, means for us less privacy, less equality, but it certainly will not APPEAR to be less freedom. The Bush Administration seems to have become exceedingly good at that(for example the excuse of them being required to take away certain rights in order to ensure our safety. Most if not all cases of this were total bull.)

Once the FBI can succeed at this just ONCE, once is all it takes, they will set a precedent which will mean less freedom for reporters from that point on. That is why it is a big deal.

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