When Everything Becomes a National Security Threat

When Everything Becomes a National Security Threat

“The word ‘security’ is a broad, vague generality whose contours should not be invoked to abrogate the fundamental law embodied in the First Amendment.” ~ Justice Hugo Black, New York Times Co. v. United States (1971) “National security” has become the government’s all-purpose permission slip to behave badly. They have become the magic words that can make…

When Everything Becomes a National Security Threat - LewRockwell

“The word ‘security’ is a broad, vague generality whose contours should not be invoked to abrogate the fundamental law embodied in the First Amendment.” —Justice Hugo Black, New York Times Co. v. United States (1971) “National security” has become the government’s all-purpose permission slip to behave badly. They have become the magic words that can make constitutional restraints disappear—especially when the courts defer to claims of national s…

When Everything Becomes A National Security Threat » Sons of Liberty Media

“The word ‘security’ is a broad, vague generality whose contours should not be invoked to abrogate the fundamental law embodied in the First Amendment.” —Justice Hugo Black, New York Times Co. v. United States (1971) “National security” has become the government’s all-purpose permission slip to behave badly. They have become the magic words that can …