Nah man, doesn't always work. Whe I tried that, they said "Nothing to hide from the government, not everyone."
And add:
"Interesting people that shake up the status quo and make this world a better place, from Ghandi to MLK, HAVE had lots of stuff to hide from the government".
"Not to mention that in your shallow mind you only imagine an ever benevolent government. Would you have something to hide if Anna Frank's family asked to stay in your apartment?"