that's why people are griping about the patriot act so much. rights aren't taken away en masse; they're taken away little by little, in "harmless" ways, until folks -- like yourself -- wake up one day and say, "hey, where did all my rights go?!" it's scary.
OTC sudafed is an ingredient in making meth. however, you need a LOT of it. joe or jane q. citizen picking up a packet of 12 should cause NO alarm. it's ridiculous to make such demands of people for buying this in small quantities. i think it would be peachy for them to make this demand of those clearing the shelf of the stuff, but buying one or two? sorry, but it takes hundreds of the pills to cook up meth.