I know this from watching decades of abuse from the FBI and many other federal agencies. I know this from not hearing from whistleblowers for decades. Part of it is rhetoric on my part to convince others that are weak on small government conservatism, but I truly believe that the vast majority of all government employees work not for the American citizen, but for their own agendas.
Law enforcement is local responsibility. Much of what the FBI does is not even law enforcement. They consider themselves a part of the intelligence community. It is not the responsibility of government to spy on citizens. The entire FBI needs to be shuttered and all employees of the FBI should be banned from future government employment.
Thx. That helps me understand.
“The entire FBI needs to be shuttered and all employees of the FBI should be banned from future government employment.”
+1
A slight correction makes this better:
I truly believe that the vast majority of all government employees work not for the American citizen, but for their own agencies.
The only time I actually caused an outburst of apoplectic anger from a supervisor is when , in response to his question, ‘Just who do you think you work for?’ I told him we all ultimately work for the taxpayers who pay our salaries. The rage was really palpable. When he calmed down a bit he shouted”You GD well better know you work for who signs your annual appraisal, smart ass”