Does What Makes America Weak Make It Strong?

If one looked at or studied other countries, then they would realize that the United States of America is an unique country. Here American citizens and even most foreign nations(Some legal and others illegal) are protected by laws that were in place for hundreds of years. Over time more laws were put in place to further protect the average citizen. There is the Bill of Rights, The First Amendment and other laws, that our law makers over the years voted on then processed in order to protect its citizens. The question is ,does this keep us strong or make us weak? Over the years some American citizen's and media outlets have taken full advantage of these laws, by exposing our military secretes. Some have even evoked the Bill of Rights or the First Amendment as an excuse or reason why these secretes should be exposed to the world. A  few simple questions should be asked of these citizens or media outlets that expose these secretes. Why have a secrete origination if it can't be secrete? Why have spy agencies if they can't spy?And if something is done wrong within them, why can't they punish or police their own? Who says that a private citizen or a media outlet knows whats best for a military outfit or a private company? Its a known fact that every business, corporation, family or organization has its secretes and none of them would like them exposed to the public. Does that mean that our government or military leaders shouldn't be held accountable to the American public? Its a known fact that our government and our military were formed to serve or protect its people, but exposing their secretes for the world to see, not only jeopardize our national security, but it also weakens our nation.
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