Why don't more people just ignore the gag orders? I would. I understand most people won't, but there certainly should be more than one guy who illegally revealed his NSL in the 15 years or so since they began.
Because people have things to lose, and because the justice system doesn't always work as expected. Being proverbially gagged by the federal government violates everything I believe in America, but that revulsion doesn't necessarily mean that I'm willing to do significant prison time to object to.
There are people that are that brave, and their actions are indeed commendable, but many people have jobs, families, friends and social status that they'd probably like to keep intact moreso than their instinct to "stick up for what's right".
There are people that are that brave, and their actions are indeed commendable, but many people have jobs, families, friends and social status that they'd probably like to keep intact moreso than their instinct to "stick up for what's right".