Big Brother Update #1

From Wired News:

Government lawyers defending the identification requirement at the nation's airports from a lawsuit by privacy activist John Gilmore admitted in a new filing Wednesday that the requirement exists, but argued it cannot be challenged or seen in full because it is a law enforcement technique, not a law.

Absolutely freaking amazing. You couldn't make this stuff up. Oh, wait. that's right: George Orwell did. Or was he just seeing into the future and missed the date by, oh, about 20 years....?