CSPAN3 Lectures In History Federal Surveillance Civil Rights January 15, 2018
Welcome to class. We are going to talk about history of government surveillance. The central question i want to think about today is can intelligence agencies operate in a Democratic Society and be successful in protecting the government and its citizens while also up holding the same Citizens Rights . In other words, are liberty and security compatible . No doubt, there is a need for intelligence communities to operate. Threats exist from foreign and doe mess sf domestic sources. Those threats are real. They have been real throughout history. For over a century, in addition to taking action a...