I was filling out a form today for government security and background information and was stumped by a question under the foreign associations section. The question went like this, "Have you ever been an officer or a member or made a contribution to an organization dedicated to the violent overthrow of the United States Government and which engages in illegal activities to that end, knowing that the organization engages in such activities with the specific intent to further such activities?"
I wasn't stumped by what my answer would be, but because I wondered who in their right mind would answer "Yes" to this question! If you are stupid enough to answer "Yes," they even ask you to give further details to explain. Is this for real!? Does the government use this as another way to track down terrorists? If so, how many do they actually catch by this method? Is this a case of "the best way to keep something safe is to hide it in plain sight?"
