Now they are even talking about taking passports away from people who are accused of owing taxes. I think that the USA has lost any moral authority to speak about "protecting freedom".
Tax evasion is not freedom.
It is stealing from those who pay taxes.
THEY TOOK MY FINGER PRINT
Well - they took my fingerprints too.
I don't see what's bad about this?
Anyway - I have never been stopped by police and asked to show my ID/Passport/whatever anywhere in the EU. (except driver's licence to cops that pulled me over)
Last year I visited Estonia, took my passport with me and no one asked me to show it.
I was not required to stop on the border too.

EU is actually reducing travel restrictions and control of its citizens.