From its inception, DHS was a corruption of fundamental American values.

[Jack Valentino]

35. My elderly father, who was raised as a farm Republican, was absolutely INCENSED by

the passage of the 'Patriot Act' and all that ensued from it!
(possibly partly arising from 'traditional' GOP antifascist sentiments of the past--
he was just barely too young to have fought in WW2, but his 2 elder brothers served)

And out of the 'AM Radio habit', he was a listener of Rush Limbaugh and all their ilk,
but far from converting him to their propaganda, he detested them!---

He was preaching against the Patriot Act at a time when
I had disengaged politically, and I was proud of him!
Later he went on to be a strong and involved supporter of John Kerry in 2004---
he was out delivering yard signs and probably doing some canvassing
and I don't know what else--- more than I did, I'm sad to say---
and also strongly supported Barack Obama, although I don't recall
if he did any work in that campaign....

This was a guy who voted for Nixon in 1960, and was a GOP precinct delegate
(because of that, he continued to receive GOP mail for about the next 40 years---)

but he was ALSO a UNION member, oddly enough as an insurance salesman,
but that eventually came to tell--- his vote for Nixon in 1960
was the last time he voted for a Republican for President!

When I became enamored with Ted Kennedy for the 1980 Dem nomination,
he joined with me--- and we both shook hands with Sen. Kennedy
at a rather private reception at the Lansing airport in April 1980,
just prior to the 1980 Michigan Democratic presidential caucuses,
which Kennedy won by an eyelash! (71-70 delegates, as I recall)

Somewhere I have photos of both of us, shaking hands with him---
I should track those down and scan them!

I really miss Ted today---- I'm sure he would have a MOUTHFUL to say about Trump 2.0!