You can tell a pattern.
- They want to do something unconstitutional/illegal but want a reason to try to justify it.
- They do a false flag operation to cause a relevant problem or point to something tangential to the problem.
- They use Step 2 as the reason and do the thing in Step 1.
- Pretend Step 2 is a real problem and/or they didn't do it themselves until proven otherwise to anyone with a functioning brain.
- Refuse to undo Step 3 unless forced to by Congress or the courts.