Going in the Wrong Direction

For John, BLUF:  Some Democratic Party members are calling for new domestic surveillance efforts, which is a wrong path.  Nothing to see here; just move along.

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Tulsi Gabbard labels Adam Schiff, John Brennan as 'domestic enemies' of the US

Here is the sub-headline:

Former Rep. Tulsi Gabbard (D-Hawaii) called on President Biden to reject efforts to expand the government's national security powers

From The Blaze, by Reporter Chris Pandolfo, 26 January 2021.

Here is the lede plus one:

Former Rep. Tulsi Gabbard issued a dire warning to the American people on Tuesday, expressing concern that "domestic enemies" of the United States, in the national security community and Big Tech industry, are plotting to create a "police state" in America.

Gabbard, who served as the U.S. representative for Hawaii's 2nd Congressional District from 2013 to 2021, posted a video to social media in which she spoke out against efforts to expand the federal government's national security powers after the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol.  In the video, she called out former CIA Director John Brennan and Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.), two leading proponents of expanding national security powers, labeling them "domestic enemies" of the country.

What is Ms Tulsi Gabbard trying to do?  Is she trying to lure me into being a Democrat, with her common sense approach to the issues we face?  Maybe she should become a Republican.

For sure, she has put her finger on a major threat to who we are as America.  We have been through Domestic Surveillance before, under J Edgar Hoover's Federal Bureau of Invdstigation.  We should not wish to go back to that unconstitutional abborgation of our Civil Rights.  Freedom means all voices being heard and progress being made in enjoyment of our freedom.

Regards  —  Cliff