“If there is no oversight to the Alphabet Agencies, they need to be eliminated. This is especially true with the so called Intelligence agencies. Congress created these beasts, Congress can end them or bridle them.”
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Terrific commentary there, Texas Fossil.
And when you mention “Alphabet Agencies” (FBI, CIA, etc.) I’ m reminded that a certain corporation named Alphabet (known by everyone as Google) is another species of beast requiring oversight.
Indeed, all the big name identity/security/comms companies (Alphabet, Microsoft, Verizon, AT&T, Apple, etc.) — those who enable our digital world to exist — require immense oversight, because the digital side of our free republic was not anticipated by John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, and the rest of the Constitution framers.
Once again, we hark back to Scalia’s teachings on the importance of Separation of Powers and oversight...
Elon Musk is rapidly becoming a huge foot print in the satellite internet business. It is Global. Without Elon Musk’s Star Link there would not be a single carrier who wants freedom of expression.
The fact that he is moving his entire operation to Texas tells me he is at home with Texas culture.
And there is no more innovative companies than his are.