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How do you know they are acting with integrity without them being honest or open? It looks like a free ticket to do whatever they like and play the "trust us to
by chimen 9y ago
How do you know they are acting with integrity without them being honest or open? It looks like a free ticket to do whatever they like and play the "trust us to be defending national interests" card whenever they see fit.
- olfactory 9y agoThis is correct. Honesty would entail being honest with congress or with those who have been authorized to have appropriate clearance. So removing it as a core value reveals that the agency views its mission as having situations where it would reasonably veer away from such honesty.
- tw04 9y agoThat's the importance of a free press. If they are violating our constitutional rights, the press should (ethically) be reporting on those violations. See: Edward Snowden. Now, it is our representatives jobs to protect whistle blowers like Snowden, and unfortunately the general public either doesn't care, or doesn't want to take the time to truly understand what it means to have our privacy violated.