U.S. Justice Department forming unit to counter domestic terrorism

Re:U.S. Justice Department forming unit to counter domestic ... by shrimpx on Tuesday January 11, 2022 @05:40PM (#29899339)

Can't you say that about anything? The IRS, DOJ, NSA, Supreme Court. You can claim they were all created by whatever party was in majority power, to go after their political opponents. And it often is politically advantageous to claim BS like that.

Unless you're making the extreme point that democratic republics are intractable, because individual government employees will necessarily bend the rules to favor their own party, then you're not making any point at all.

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Re:U.S. Justice Department forming unit to counter domestic ... by 18237198371q on Tuesday January 11, 2022 @06:11PM (#29899769)

Sure you can. That is why I am in favor of limiting the scope of these organizations. Individual employees can, and do, bend and selectively apply the rules. That doesn't necessarily make democratic republics intractable - the continued existence of the US proves that.

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