The definition of "anyone who does anything that might piss off a government" includes a lot of people. What if I become a political activist in 20 years time, I might well piss of a future government, should I stop using gmail now in case that happens?

Because this is America, and it's supposed to be an amazing country where you have wonderful rights as outlined in the constitution.

That was my thought too, but to be fair:

" 'Thankfully, neither of us use our Google accounts for anything remotely sensitive,' McCarthy wrote on his blog on Friday."