Cloak and Dagger

Our government keeps secrets from us. For better or worse is hard to tell. However, these secrets keep us safe. If others new these secrets our country would be weaker, more vulnerable to the people who would see our beautiful country on her knees. However, these secrets can also be an two edged sword for our country.

The thing about secrets is that if everyone knows it, it is no longer a secret. While some people may argue that the government shouldn't keep secrets from we the people. How can the government protect the country if everyone knows how strong or weak our defenses are? How can the government find out if our enemies or allies are going to attack us if they know that we are watching them? The thing is that the government can't tell us its secrets. The reason is, that there are naturally going to be spies or terrorist in our country who will use this information to destroy our country. The government has to keep these secrets so that these nefarious characters cannot use this information to gain power over others or hurt our country. The reality is that the government cannot trust everyone in America to keep a secret. That's why secrecy is so important.

While on the other hand, I can understand that the country needs to be more open about certain things.  The government should not be able to leave voters in the dark. Otherwise, the government can just say its classified where our taxes are going. People need to know what is the government is doing to protect us. We need to know if they're abusing their power. The government needs to have accountability.

Additionally, if they keep so many secrets how do we know if the government is really working in our best interest? Or what we voted them in for? We should not blindly trust a system that has many times let us down. While secrecy is necessary, there comes a point where people can't remember why things are secret because its so secret.

While secrets are all fine and dandy, there needs to be certain measures in place to make sure that the government does not do anything funny. Despite that, certain idiots should not reveal information because they feel they're doing the right things. We do not vote them to reveal such important information to our enemies. Yes, whistle-blowers are important, but stupid publicity stunts are more destructive than helpful.

All in all, while many may come and go, whether tyrants, fools, and betweens, they must all never forget who is the true rulers of this country--- US, us the people.