I will quote a very wise President who was killed just after uttering this quote in his final speech: "The very word SECRECY is repugnant in a free and open society. And we are as a people inherently and historically opposed to secret societies, to secret oaths, and to secret proceedings. We decided long ago that the dangers of excessive and unwarranted concealment of pertinent facts far outweigh the dangers which are cited to justify it. Even today there is little value in opposing the threat of a closed society by imitating its arbitrary restrictions. Even today there is little value in ensuring the survival of our nation if our traditions do not survive with it. And there is very grave danger that an announced need for increased security will be seized upon by those anxious to expand its meaning to the very limits of official censorship and concealment. That I do not intend to permit to the extent that it is in my control and no official in my administration whether his rank is high or low, civilian or military should interpret my words here tonight as an excuse to censor the news, to stifle decent, to cover up our mistakes, or to withhold from the press or the public the facts they deserve to know!” – John F Kennedy I do not trust what the government is doing with all of this surveillance on the people of this nation, one reason is because THEY did not even bother to tell us! We had to learn of it from a British newspaper! How can I trust a government that willfully lies to me? reuters/article/2013/06/08/us-usa-surveillance-legal-analysis-idUSBRE9570EL20130608
Posted on: Sat, 08 Jun 2013 22:51:50 +0000
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