Source: Tenth Amendment Center
by John Whitehead
“They said it was for safety. They said it was for order. They said it was for the good of the nation. They always say it’s for something good … until it isn’t. Nearly a quarter-century after 9/11, we are still living with the consequences of fear-driven government power grabs. What began as ‘temporary’ measures for our security have hardened into a permanent architecture of control. The bipartisan police-state architecture that began with 9/11 has been passed from president to president and party to party, each recycling the same justifications — safety, security, patriotism — to expand its powers at the expense of the citizenry.” (09/11/25)