tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post1449589995224876751..comments2023-10-19T21:48:56.560-05:00Comments on meaning in history: Your FBI In Peace And Warmark wauckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08247066866195200890noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-20983282148223662392019-09-13T14:08:53.177-05:002019-09-13T14:08:53.177-05:00True. It's a sign of an intention to change th...True. It's a sign of an intention to change the law, not uphold it. GOP presidents didn't engage in wholesale switches.mark wauckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08247066866195200890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-66622965791404048232019-09-13T13:57:39.276-05:002019-09-13T13:57:39.276-05:00If my recollection of history is accurate, when Bi...If my recollection of history is accurate, when Bill Clinton was inaugurated in 1993, one of the first things he did was fire all the US Attorneys and replace them with his cronies. He then ordered the FBI to turn over to his AG all of the blackmail files that Hoover and successors had accumulated over the decades. At the time, this was an unprecedented act of consolidating power, and more Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04621133960646283334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-15794172339612476272019-09-13T12:58:29.758-05:002019-09-13T12:58:29.758-05:00Tocqueville suggested that what made American Demo...Tocqueville suggested that what made American Democracy workable was that the Federal gov't, by design, found it almost impossible to effect the immediate affairs of the individual citizen. The Punitive Clause set that concept on its head.<br /><br />Our McBetters seek their position specifically so that they might dictate those "private concerns"; or, as Lenin McBetter said, "Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-6917202466209347232019-09-13T10:50:17.167-05:002019-09-13T10:50:17.167-05:00Of course the Deep State and Establishment have a ...Of course the Deep State and Establishment have a sense for what organs of the state are control nodes, and they seek to take control of them. DoJ is definitely one of those. Barr is faced not only with defeating a plot against the Constitution but also with the task of reestablishing control over the department he nominally controls.<br /><br />Patrick Deneen argues persuasively, IMO, that the mark wauckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08247066866195200890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-13912879426701303472019-09-13T10:29:56.714-05:002019-09-13T10:29:56.714-05:00Occam's Razor is really just ancient wisdom, a...Occam's Razor is really just ancient wisdom, as is Lord Acton's dictum that absolute power corrupts absolutely. What this means is that when a government becomes very large (and consequently very powerful), corruption becomes inevitable because some participants will have weak moral/ethical character (just like the population at large).<br /><br />The Constitution envisions the Judiciary Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04621133960646283334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-15587160655326304192019-09-12T21:40:36.224-05:002019-09-12T21:40:36.224-05:00LOL, I tell people the same thing.
I guess peop...LOL, I tell people the same thing. <br /><br />I guess people look up to the FBI. Or maybe I should day they used to look up to the FBI.Joenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-48967647703174181302019-09-12T19:58:11.722-05:002019-09-12T19:58:11.722-05:00I always made a point of telling people: "I&#...I always made a point of telling people: "I'm a government bureaucrat." People had this weird idea that the FBI is fundamentally different than other bureaucratic agencies. It is in terms of its responsibilities, but not from the fundamental bureaucratic viewpoint and motivations.mark wauckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08247066866195200890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-20173785231051218132019-09-12T19:29:49.847-05:002019-09-12T19:29:49.847-05:00Mr. Wauck,
If you could read the dumb comments th...Mr. Wauck,<br /><br />If you could read the dumb comments that I read today on the government blogs that I am privy to, you'd realize that federal employees who take an oath to defend the Constitution advocate for ways to monitor or arrest right-wingers and white supremacists.<br /><br />One joker suggested that if they snared a man on wrongful charges maybe they could just go ahead and use Joenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-39530664390096509822019-09-12T18:35:40.067-05:002019-09-12T18:35:40.067-05:00Interesting. As I said, I haven't heard of any...Interesting. As I said, I haven't heard of any FISAs for Crossfire Hurricane, except Carter Page. However ...<br /><br />The Nunes request is limited to 2016 and the Manafort FISA that's confirmed is from earlier. Was there also a Manafort FISA after Trump inauguration is another question. Same considerations for Flynn: did they have a FISA on him before 2016? It's possible, but they mark wauckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08247066866195200890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-79309956140630132672019-09-12T18:25:13.826-05:002019-09-12T18:25:13.826-05:00In wake of Trump's "wiretapped" alle...In wake of Trump's "wiretapped" allegation, Nunes & Schiff made a bipartistan demand for any and all wiretapping applications or warrants on any Trump associates to be turned over to Oversight, of which Carter Page's FISA's were the only docs (alleged) responsive. <br /><br />I'd be surprised if they were holding back on this request. <br /><br />https://twitter.comMonsieur Americanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-66290421872984346232019-09-12T18:01:20.501-05:002019-09-12T18:01:20.501-05:00I haven't heard of any other FISAs for Crossfi...I haven't heard of any other FISAs for Crossfire Hurricane, but that could be part of the reason for the "enterprise" investigation--to scoop up more people in the FISA. It's a bit technical, but the "enterprise" label would probably mean less "minimizing."<br /><br />OTOH, it appears to be confirmed that there was a FISA on Manafort both before and after he mark wauckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08247066866195200890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-34892398361274540112019-09-12T17:56:09.990-05:002019-09-12T17:56:09.990-05:00Has it been noted yet that any other FISA warrants...Has it been noted yet that any other FISA warrants were issued or applied for in the Crossfire Hurricane investigation--or leading up to it?<br /><br />I think it is understood that the Carter Page warrant was initially declined--then approved when the Steele dossier was added to the package.Forbeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08397667344368400622noreply@blogger.com