Life and Liberty

"Give me Liberty or give me Death." is no idle phrase. It is the seed of the idea of Freedom: liberty is more valuable than life.

The President's Oath of Office is ever so short:

"I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will faithfully execute the Office of President of the United States, and will to the best of my ability, preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States."

So, when I hear a president say that he is going to keep the American public "safe" my response is:

"Well, thanks for taking care of the second most important thing (life). Now how is it going with the preservation of the Consitution? How vigilant are you that my civil liberties are being protected?"