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Today the GOP led congress passed a bill to cut FBI funding.
by augment003 3y ago
Today the GOP led congress passed a bill to cut FBI funding.
- egberts1 3y agoProbably as a slight for the political hyperweaponization by upper-echelon FBI management/directors ... and to get the White House to the table for discussion that they have refused to thus far. The rest of the rank-and-file FBI are still the most important and most reliable part of its organization.
- augment003 3y agoNone of that matters if they are choosing not to protect out country against foreign attacks. You don’t get to blame other people for dereliction of duty.
- egberts1 3y agoRecap: Political hyperweaponization of government agency is the targeting a specific party while ignoring another political party for the same degree of offenses. Oh, FBI budget will be boosted after White House comes to the discussion table.
- augment003 3y agoIt’s only the GOP who is cutting the FBI budget. > Oh, FBI budget will be boosted after White House comes to the discussion table. Is the GOP bluffing about not raising the debt ceiling?
- egberts1 3y agoWho knows ... until White House chimes in.
- augment003 3y agoIf they aren’t, then they can’t claim to be acting in the best interests of the country. It’s not better to force a default than to accept the status quo and wait until they are voted back into power.
- flangola7 3y agoHyperweaponization? What are you talking about? The White House should also definitely not kowtow to MAGA demands. "Don't negotiate with terrorists."
- egberts1 3y agosee other subthread on definition of political hyperweaponization.
- augment003 3y agoIf you are claiming that the FBI only investigates republicans for political reasons, you might want to read about Hilary Clinton’s run for the presidency in 2016.
- egberts1 3y agoThat was for the 60-day prohibition of election impacting actions. One was within the 60-day, the other was outside the 60-day.
- augment003 3y agoWhat on earth are you trying to say?
- egberts1 3y agoThere is a federal law prohibiting tampering of election cycle up to 60-day by federal employees.
- willcipriano 3y agoHow liberal of them.