‘The circumstances that endanger the safety of nations are infinite.” Alexander Hamilton stated this incontestable premise nearly a quarter millennium ago, in Federalist No. 23. Hence, he concluded, “no constitutional shackles can wisely be imposed on the power” to safeguard national security.
The Framers were men of great foresight, but today’s threat environment — a global environment thanks to technological advances that have made America a superpower — is beyond the 18th-century imagination.
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