The Fourth Amendment to our Constitution requires the government to have a warrant when it wishes to look into the private affairs of individuals. If we are to remain a free society, we must defend our rights against any governmental attempt to undermine or bypass the Constitution.
Yet many people still tell me that "If you don't have anything to hide, then you shouldn't have to worry." Who among us doesn't have something they'd like to keep personal and private? Do any of us really live in glass houses... or want to? Voluntarily allowing access to ones affairs is a personal choice, being compelled to be transparent to your government is a different affair. This is what differentiates us from other governments on the planet - or at least it used to. If we do away with what makes us unique, what are we really protecting?
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