Have we ever NOT been at Homeland Security Threat Level Orange?

[Homeslice]

Originally Posted by askmrjesus

Of course they do.

Orange is "safe" mode for Homeland Security. It means "we could be hit by a terror attack at any moment, but don't worry, we're on it."

If they stayed at red and nothing happened, people would be pissed. If they stayed at yellow, and something happened, people would be even more pissed.

The entire system exists to inform the people who are the least prepared to do anything about it.

Us.

JC

DHS was created just so the gov't could act like it was doing something new.
ALL of DHS's duties were already being performed by other agencies. If those agencies had had their shit together, or at least been given the opportunity to get their shit together, another agency wouldn't have been necessary.