The Constitution Doesnt Guarantee Safety, It Guarantees Privacyselfnews Post This is obviously a false choice and an admission that he knowingly violates the rights of U.S. citizens. Obama, like Bush before him, claims his most important job is to keep the American people safe. Not true. His job is to uphold and defend the Constitution which guarantees the privacy of all citizens but makes no mention of safety or security. In fact, if war must be waged to defend America, that power rests with the Congress. The president then directs that war. Judging by recent polls, at least half of Americans are so afraid of terrorists that they are okay with the government snooping on all of their communications and financial and health records. While the majority might say that domestic surveillance by the government is OK within limits, it merely shows how susceptible most people are to the propaganda that there is some middle ground to be attained. Middle ground and compromise are just fine in most areas of politics, but Constitutional principles are non-negotiable. These principles are there precisely so that the scale isnt a sliding one where more oppression is acceptable during certain times, then presumably returns back to some state of normal when the threat has passed. Lets keep in mind that the threat of terrorism is designed tonever pass; and the threat from a government using this threat to increase its control over the population is as guaranteed as the sun rising and setting. The Land of the Free and the Home of the Brave? What a joke. People who would seek compromise on the essential principles upon which the country was founded are a sad excuse for Americans. Americans, by majority or by government officials, dont possess the power to take away the rights guaranteed to individuals under the Constitution no matter how afraid they are. Read other articles by selfnews Post Here linkwithin_text=Related Articles: 