AG Gonzales Mistakes Himself for the American People

Earlier today, Attorney General Alberto “Abu” Gonzales gave a speech at the Air Force Academy. Some people will argue nothing could justify the government being able to intercept conversations like the ones the [Terrorist Surveillance Program] targets. Instead of seeing the government protecting the country, they see it as on the verge of stifling freedom. But this view is shortsighted. Its definition of freedom – one utterly divorced from civic responsibility – is superficial and is itself a grave threat to the liberty and security of the American people . No, Alberto.  That view of freedom – one shared by our founding fathers, hundreds of years of jurisprudence, and me – is a grave threat to you and the fascists you serve.   Here, in case you missed it, is the Fourth Amendment: The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be vio...