Committees of Correspondence
http://www.ushistory.org/declaration/related/coc.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Committee_of_correspondence
I really don't know where all of this government oppression will lead. I suspect that too many Americans are just comfortable enough not to care very much.
So I suspect that we will drift into a one-party (Democratic) semi-fascist imperial nanny state. Not a very pleasant thought. But I suppose it could be worse.