Steven Neill -- Power is Not a Means; it is an End

Steven Neill -- Power is Not a Means; it is an End
During most of the Twentieth Century, the American public held a high regard for its government. Most people felt the government was honest and in the event of war, America was the “good guy” fighting for freedom and liberty. During Vietnam however, the image started to crack as the Gulf of Tonkin, My Lai and Kent State massacres, the Kennedy assignation and then Watergate brought serious questions about government ethics to the forefront with disturbing results. Many people on both sides of the political fence started re-evaluating the increased use of technology as a way to monitor American citizens and the willingness of the government to neutralize perceived threats like the Branch Dividians and the Weaver family at Ruby Ridge. But many Americans still believe that America is the “good guy,” that security trumps freedom and that the government, although not perfect, is still the best around. Are they right? Is there an example of the US Government using illegal and/or immoral methods to spy on American Citizens?