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The executive seems to have put a higher priority on protecting the people than upholding the constitution, which is not consistent with the oaths they take. The cynical take is that this another simply another consequence of the influence of money on politics. It's simply more profitable to "protect people". You see, when you uphold the constitution, nobody gets paid.



At that level, one doesn't care about money in the way you're thinking. One cares about power (money naturally follows).


>"It's simply more profitable to "protect people"."

I am very cynical, but I am not sure about this claim. I would agree to a narrowing of it, saying 'surveillance is more profitable to some concentrated and identifiable interests'. The government imposes a very large regulatory burden on many organizations as part of the PATRIOT act and many related executive orders and actions. The regulatory burden imposed by security interests often approaches the costs of labor and insurance regulations.




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