Problem
Challenge between the activities that take place in secret in the homeland security enterprise and the balance of an open democratic society where the government must be accountable for its actions. Two concepts are advanced in the readings this week...the state secrets privilege and the protection of whistleblowers.
Engage one of these concepts and discuss your thoughts about the legal framework provided by law and case law through related Supreme Court decisions. What are your thoughts on the concept you chose and its relationship to the maintenance of civil rights and liberties and government accountability in a free society?