Fred Branfman — Why the U.S. Executive Branch Is a Clear and Present Danger to Our Democracy

Congress, judiciary and the mass media no longer provide constitutionally mandated checks and balances; they are largely extensions of Executive power.

Edward Snowden's revelations have illuminated the most critical political issue facing America today: how an authoritarian U.S. Executive Branch which has focused on war abroad for the last 50 years now devotes increasing resources to surveillance, information management, and population control at home, posing a far greater threat to Americans' liberties than any conceivable foreign foe.

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Why the U.S. Executive Branch Is a Clear and Present Danger to Our Democracy
Fred Branfman

Has the republic already ended and Americans are now governed as an empire? We don't know, but it sure looks like it. And if you are sure this is not the case, you've been drinking the kool-aid.

The price of freedom is eternal vigilance. Americans seem to be asleep.