At the same time, the government will be emboldened to justify further incursions on individual liberty in name of protecting the United States from terrorism or other threats.”
The population will not truly be free by keeping self-expression and thought under wraps while the government writes regulation after regulation trying to control every move citizens make, all under the cover of trying to avoid a terrorist attack. The government cannot protect its citizens from itself. After granting citizens the right to be protected from unreasonable search and seizures without a warrant, several laws were enacted to counteract the fourth amendment. The government that once granted these rights are revoking them in fear of attacks originating from within. It is often argued that, with increasing surveillance comes the prevention and possible capture of potential terrorist threats. Indeed, the constant surveillance of the public may assist with deterring any illegal, threatening activities, but information is still collected without the knowledge of the American public and other countries as well. In an article written by James Bamford, he describes programs the public has no knowledge