That's rather Reddit-esque.
As someone who resides outside the USA, news articles like this cause a HUGE problem for me if I ever wanted to visit the USA.
As a hacker I am already used to being treated to varying degrees as a 'freak' by regular folks.. What happens if a border guard decides to pick on me and then isn't happy when I try to explain why my laptop has no GUI? According to what I've read, not only do I have no rights but I may be detained in uncomfortable conditions for weeks before they send me back to my home country.
That's not to say you shouldn't be concerned, just that political discussion belongs elsewhere, IMO.