Examiner Sunday Reflection contributor Glenn Harlan Reynolds – aka the cyber guru behind Instapundit.com and author of “An Army of Davids” – tells of a revealing incident that occurred recently in Washington, D.C.’s historic Union Station:

“Here’s how bad it has gotten: Not long ago, an Amtrak representative did an interview with local TV station Fox 5 in Washington, D.C.’s Union Station to explain that you don’t need a permit to take pictures there–only to be approached by a security guard who ordered them to stop filming without a permit.”