The government is allowed to lie to you, but it is illegal for you to lie to the government. Who’s really in charge? Freedom? It all belongs to our overseer lords: the Deep State Swamp.
That’s why Ben Franklin made the statement he did. The American people have been asleep and this is the result. Some are finally waking up, but we need more, and I hope it’s not too little too late.
“The government is allowed to lie to you, but it is illegal for you to lie to the government. Who’s really in charge? Freedom? It all belongs to our overseer lords: the Deep State Swamp.”
The Brits have used your rule above to protect their national secrets.
In recent years, unless you are a Muslim Jihadist, that rule applies to all other citizens in any crime investigation.