How America Was Lost
National Security is Where the Executive Branch Hides its Crimes Against Law
“No legal issue arises when the United States responds to a challenge to its power, position, and prestige.” –Dean Acheson, 1962, speaking to the American Society of International Law
Dean Acheson declared 51 years ago that power, position, and prestige are the ingredients of national security and that national security trumps law. In the United States democracy takes a back seat to “national security,” a prerogative of the executive branch of government.