Thank you, @stan, for providing a thought provoking, well reasoned, and articulate article on this topic.
I agree that in this scenario, and others; unelected, appointed officials are given boots that indiscriminately stomp on whatever stands in the way of their status quo.
It isnt even about trust in those that do the appointing, but instead a threat, As you say: to the very freedoms a nation's foundations were built upon.
I eagerly await the outcome of this case; and hope beyond all hope that a precedent can be set against the SEC.
This will allow digital economies to flourish in a free market, where the hand of regulators are not encased in iron, violent gloves.
Thank you again for this article. I've resteemed it.