That is why security at home must be made stronger.
Well, now that’s the fine line of distinction of which we have been so painfully reminded in the last week or so.
How do you balance requirements for security against egregious intrusion into our rights affirmed by the Constitution? Wholesale collection of virtually all electronic data for anything and everything on the hunch that some bit of information may turn up that stops a terrorist act?
The truth is, this government hasn’t stopped any terrorist action - they bluster about how they ‘stopped’ this in Oman, or we “could” have stopped this had we had this.....,
We have 9/11 - 19 Muslims with boxcutters, shoe bomber, underwear bomber, Boston, Ft. Hood....etc.
The only proactive things I’ve seen are them arresting a bunch of militia in Michigan and old coots in North Georgia.
You strengthen our security here, not by computers, storage, intrusion and eavesdropping or intimidation (IRS)- you do it by stopping refugee immigration, enforcing student VISA rules by requiring written proof, presented in person that the ‘student’ is legally enrolled, etc.
Essentially, you do it by accurately PROFILING, just like the IRS profiled the 501C4 applications for the Tea Party - that worked out great for them.