>> Is our nation to be blind in a world filled with predators? I don’t think so. <<
Well, I’d say that the NSA haters and bashers here on FR are basically blind to the predators we face.
I've been called a basher
because I believe that the Fourth Amendment means what it says, that the people should be secure in their persons, papers, and possessions against [unreasonable] search and seizure; furthermore, I assert that any search without a warrant is unreasonable.
There's a great Battlestar Galactica quote about why military and police should be kept separate: because when they become one they view the people as the enemy. The same applies to our intelligence communities: they will see us as the enemy now that they have been turned against us. (Heck, if you don't believe that they're unscrupulous about the powers they have to conduct domestic intel, look up the word loveint
.)
“Abolish” is a big word with major consequences. I don’t believe it is our interest to eliminate the CIA or some of the other major departments in Washington that have become so poorly managed and/or are out of control. Those departments need to be completely “overhauled” and re-organized to make them what they were originally intended to be. There are LOTS of places to attack in gubmint without cutting of your nose to spite your face.
All the more reason to abolish his writings.
No not at all.