I think that as a society we have more transparency today than in the days of J Edgar Hoover who kept dossiers on everyone, and when routine civil rights violations were the norm. Back then local county sheriffs were lord of their fiefs and could jail anyone they wanted. Back then fixing tickets and criminal prosecutions were routine.
Sure, if you give the president news laws such as the Patriot Acts, he will use them. Laws that enhance executive powers become institutionalized into the office.[/quote]
FIH: Your first paragraph and your second paragraph contradict each other.
As to the substance of what you appear to be saying, we absolutely do not have more transparency, especially when it comes to the actions of government. We are traveling down a very dangerous path, more so if you’re deemed an “enemy”.
One should never confuse information with knowledge.
