Gee, what other infringements do we want to put n place to guarantee our "security"?
I can't believe what I am reading here.
On one hand I agree with you, but on the other I would say that the American populace got itself into a lot of entanglements that necessitated a budget for detection to begin with (to the extent that anything government is necessary nowadays).
I find myself agreeing with isolationists to some extent... staying out of other peoples’ business (instead of “nation building”) would probably have been the better tack to begin with.
If the US would’ve been a little bit less heck bent on social experimentation run amok, then we probably would be a lot better off for it right now; all things considered.
Now come on you have to admit that their is some functionality to govt. Military, police, fire, they are required hierarchical positions to keep people safe. There are enemies that want us dead or hadn’t you noticed, and no it’s not all because of nation building or whatever crap you want to try and spin... Historically oppressed people have hated those that have freedom and so we are hated for no fault but being lovers of freedom. I certainly am a small government Conservative but a no government conservative sorry you lose me there. To your point on Homeland Security I agree it is a waste of resources especially now that as I point out it has FAILED miserably to do the job that it was created to do and it has been co-opted by government to become a civil liberties denier a freedom destoryer so yes it should be gone but some dept somewhere should have a budget to protect the American people from the emergence of terrorist IED’s or should we stop sending our kids to school? Stop going to the malls or sporting events because they are being blown up left and right by those that hate us for our freedom????