I think this has nothing to do with "nat'l security" and everything to do

[Postman]

with "cya" for the crimes this adminstration has committed and are committing...

http://noquarter.typepad.com/my_weblog/2006/07/all_thats_given.html#more

[EFerrari]

1. "National security" is just another way to say "CYA". n/t

[dipsydoodle]

2. Note the last para

"After 9/11 our president came out and warned us: “the terrorists are resolved to change the way of our lives. They hate our freedom and our way of life here.” Well Mr. President, we have come a long way since that awful day. Our way of privacy in communicating on the phone and through our computers, our way of detaining and prosecuting people, our way of trusting our records with our librarians, our way of reading and discussing dissent, our way of treating our ally nations, our way of making it from the airport gates to the airplanes…simply, our way of life, has surely changed drastically in five years. But, Mr. President, we don’t have the terrorists to blame for this. We only have you and our three branches of government to blame."

[grilled onions]

3. Just another Secret Fraternity To These Guys

They went from secret frats to D.C. Security,special previledge etc just feeds them the excuse to do whatever they want without allowing others to object or to even know the reasons why. If you dare question it you are tagged with the,wash and wear traitor label.

[Minnesota Libra]

4. A part of the article that all good conservatives and democrats...........

.....everywhere should keep in mind is...............

"Our entire system of government and its institutions is grounded in an insistence that tyranny be combated and that individual liberty be protected from a potentially tyrannical government. The result is a suspicion of authority and an emphasis on limited government. Samuel Huntington, a well-known conservative Republican, states in American Politics: The Promise of Disharmony: “The distinctive aspect of the American Creed is its antigovernment character. Opposition to power, and suspicion of government as the most dangerous embodiment of power, are the central themes of American political thought.”

edited for clarity