To: Dr. Sivana
The FBI charter has two primary legitimate functions - criminal investigation and counterintelligence. Those two functions should not be under the same agency.
To: Joe 6-pack
There was a proposal in the 1980s to separate the two. I think it was 1985 - called the Year of the Spy, the nation had several bad espionage cases. It was said the FBI dumped their losers into CI and wasn't up to the task. It was also felt there was a need to professionalize and focus CI by having a separate service.
One would do law enforcement. The other would function like the UK MI5 (also know as the BSS - British Security Service). It would have investigatory powers only just like MI5. To arrest it would go to a US Attorney make its case and get US Marshals to do the arrest. Similar to MI5 who goes to a Crown attorney and get Scotland Yard Special Branch to do the arrest.
41 posted on
07/11/2023 2:10:53 PM PDT by
Reily
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To: Joe 6-pack
The FBI charter has two primary legitimate functions - criminal investigation and counterintelligence. Those two functions should not be under the same agency.
Agreed. How about counterintel under Secret Service and criminal under US Marshalls?
43 posted on
07/11/2023 2:11:20 PM PDT by
Dr. Sivana
("If you can’t say something nice . . . say the Rosary." [Red Badger])
To: Joe 6-pack
The FBI charter has two primary legitimate functions - criminal investigation and counterintelligence. Those two functions should not be under the same agency.
Agreed. How about counterintel under Secret Service and criminal under US Marshalls?
44 posted on
07/11/2023 2:11:21 PM PDT by
Dr. Sivana
("If you can’t say something nice . . . say the Rosary." [Red Badger])
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