"When the government fears the people, there is liberty".
And the way in which the government can fear the people is through a revolt of the secret-keepers. Probably why all the sysadmins are getting fired, as a possible admission that the NSA doesn't know who of their own they can trust.
"When the people fear the government, there is tyranny. When the government fears the people, there is liberty". - Thomas Jefferson
All we have now are corporate lawyers and stooges.