But they did not grant the right to lie. When any agenda at times forces members of the Army, Air Force, NASA, the Congress, the Executive, the CIA, NSA, and other agencies to lie straight faced to the public, it corrupts the people lying and the entity that employs them. Worse, it lowers the barriers to more lies about other issues, making it a standard operating procedure. Over time this corruption becomes pandemic, spreading to other agencies not even related to the forcing agenda. Presidents are kept out of the loop.
Congressional oversight is breached.
Hidden wars are conducted. Intelligence agencies violate their mission statements. The judiciary passes on illegal suppression of evidence and upholds unconstitutional executive orders. Military services are recruited to maintain the deception, and civilian agencies such as NASA are twisted away from their legislated mandates. Disclosure will turn that magnetic field off so our government can be brought back into equilibrium.