“They could have easily not funded the DHS and people in America would not have noticed a bit of difference.”
Really? Americans would not notice if all air traffic was shut down because there was no one to man the security stations? Americans would not notice if the Coast Guard shut down? Americans would not notice if all traffic into the US was shut down because there were no customs inspectors?
Gee, what did we do before there was a DHS to control us?