“Every time this nation goes to war, Americans…become less free.” – Saagar Enjeti
This is true, and quite often involves violations of the Constitution:
Newspaper editors arrested during the Civil War. War opponents arrested during WWI. Japanese Americans sent to internment camps in WWII. Patriot Act warrantless spying on citizens. Institutionalizing torture. Jailing whistleblowers.
The are unfortunately many more examples we could list. These aren’t actions of a democracy. They are abuses of power.
Times of crisis and war are when our rights need protected the most. The Constitution does not make exceptions.
These violations only occurred because the people looked the other way and allowed it to happen. Every time they did, it emboldened the ruling class to do it again and again. If you support them, sooner or later, it will come back to haunt you. You will find yourself a target of their illegal power.
Every time this nation goes to war, we quickly learn who doesn’t care about rights or the Constitution. They reveal themselves. Keep those people in mind. There will come a time when they endanger your freedom. They are not your friends.
Rights are not partisan. You either believe in them, or you do not.
“Freedom is a fragile thing and is never more than one generation away from extinction. It is not ours by inheritance; it must be fought for and defended constantly by each generation, for it comes only once to a people. Those who have known freedom, and then lost it, have never known it again.” – Ronald Reagan
Darrick Dean 