Uhhhhhh....NO! Do you know why Madison considered war the gravest threat to liberty? Because it is when people trust their government the most. It is a time when politicians can get away with expanding the power of the State with little or no criticism. We should be more questioning and vigilent during a time of crisis ... not more trusting.
This is a joke right? H. L. Mencken said "The only good bureaucrat is one with a pistol at his head. Put it in his hand and it's good-by to the Bill of Rights. " I wouldn't trust them around the corner with a sack of organic cattle derived fertilizer