Very consciously knowing they are doing wrong, means government fears us as much as the people SHOULD fear them.
Unfortunately, the clever ALWAYS find a way to put it over on the most trusting and earnest among us.
You can see that in amplitude on the Simply Politics and Politics and Money boards.
As they say, "...a half a recipe ain't a cake."
It's a damn shame people are so beguiled and incapable of thinking things thru to their logical conclusions.