They're shouldn't even be a Department of Homeland Security. We got along fine without one for 225 years. The name is an unpleasant reminder of the German Reichssicherheitshauptamt, and the department itself is a constant threat to liberty and an open door to official abuse.

What's next? The Soviet Union had a 1 km wide strip along its border in which anyone caught without authorization was immediately shot. How long till we get there, I wonder?