Yeah and "national security" has always been a form of rhetorical special pleading around the constitution and any check on power. I personally have this heuri

Yeah and "national security" has always been a form of rhetorical special pleading around the constitution and any check on power. I personally have this heuristic for if it is potentially valid - if they can't even explain why it is important for National Security it is utter bullshit as a power grab.