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Re:DEA Pursues Vast Expansion of Patient Surveillance by pstuart on Wednesday November 18, 2020 @03:05AM (#25134233)
To hell with the DEA.
Re:DEA Pursues Vast Expansion of Patient Surveillance by megiddo on Wednesday November 18, 2020 @09:01AM (#25136798)
All the responses are about legality or process.

I mean, if we're going to defund the police, you can't pick a better target than the DEA. Just get rid of them. They represent everything that's wrong with moral policing.

In an ideal world, they would be defunded, the department's charter revoked by congress, and every employee investigated for criminal activity. See if they like a taste of the same bullshit they dish out to the rest of the country.

Re:DEA Pursues Vast Expansion of Patient Surveillance by RonanTheGrey on Wednesday November 18, 2020 @12:48PM (#25139843)
At the risk of a reddit-style comment: "Yes please."

Honestly just reverse the drug bans, treat them life public health problems, and disband agencies like this. Nothing good has ever come out of giving government agencies this kind of power and this kind of mandate.

Re:DEA Pursues Vast Expansion of Patient Surveillance by throwaway0a5e on Wednesday November 18, 2020 @02:41PM (#25141430)
>I mean, if we're going to defund the police, you can't pick a better target than the DEA

ATF wants you to hold its beer.

Seriously though, there's at least a few old farts who don't hate the DEA. The ATF has far fewer people who don't hate it.

Re:DEA Pursues Vast Expansion of Patient Surveillance by jdally987 on Wednesday November 18, 2020 @05:18AM (#25135121)
This, short & sweet, to the point. Should be top comment.

Seriously. The other Orwellian agency installments are at least iffy with some potential justification for their existence, but I struggle to think of any way my life would be worse if the DEA were to just... not.