I think reporters and editors are finally twigging to the concerns we've voiced repeatedly since this forum's creation. We didn't see reports like this a few years ago.

The Gilmore ruling had a trickle down effect, the ramifications of which are just now reaching the consciousness of general news audiences.

Even mission creep doesn't start overnight. Citizens were long complacent about the quiet erosion of certain liberties for decades prior to 9/11, laying the groundwork for reckless power grabs that resulted sweeping cabinet-level reorganization and agency consolidation. Six+ years since the activating event, and it's now beginning to shake out how badly our elected officials have fumbled.