[moovova]

It’s always surprised me the federal government has had so many separate law agencies. I realize most of them grew as their own little fiefdoms within or near various regulatory agencies, but still, it seems like there should’ve been greater oversight or at least a better melding of agency functions.

I hate to say it, but Barack Obama probably went further in knitting these agencies together than any other recent administration...in his efforts to destroy this President & country.

[OldGoatCPO]

Hopefully you are right. Each agency grew out of a need for federal intervention. Many of those needs no longer are a problem. The agencies are like ticks, burying their heads in the body of the nation sucking up the tax dollars and becoming bloated. They never want to stop feeding eventually becoming a disease in the body. CIA is suppose to be external counter intel, the FBI is internal, the DEA and ATF should be one agency dealing with Drugs, illegal alcohol and firearms. Why does the FBI do weapons background checks when the ATF has responsible for illegal firearms? Is moonshine the problem it was when the ATF was formed? Around here most moonshine busts are run through the Sheriff. But honestly, who cares, the hundreds of thousands of dollars in lost alcohol taxes is peanuts in a multi-trillion dollar deficit. States determine distillery laws, drug laws, firearm laws and taxes let them deal with moonshine and illegal gun sales. More money could be saved getting rid of the Agency. The only agency that I see as still fulfilling its original mandate is the Secret Service.