"It may be one of the scariest departments in the government right now, but it serves a fundamental purpose: to secure the nation from the many threats we face"

"It may be one of the scariest departments in the government right now, but it serves a fundamental purpose: to secure the nation from the many threats we face" 1. The actual threats we face are a secret. 2. There is no evidence that the DHS is or ever was actually protecting us from anything. 3. There is no evidence that the DHS is or ever was doing a better job of protecting us than the intelligence, military, and law enforcement communities had done before the DHS was established.