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White House Weighing Plans for Private Spies to Counter “Deep State” Enemies
- AnimalMuppet 9y agoTo the degree that "deep state" == "loyal to the Constitution more than to the President", this is A Very Bad Thing(TM). And to what degree that is, is solely at the discretion of the President. This isn't how you run a democracy, Mr. Trump.
- api 9y agoIf this happens the precedent will outlive Trump and his administration. His successor (regardless of party) will inherit it and as we've seen it would likely expand with time. This could be the beginning of the downfall of the Republic and the rise of something more like the Roman Imperial period with the Caesars.
- more_corn 9y agoYeah, this is how democracy fails.
- andrewl 9y agoIt's appalling. At least the existing intelligence services will push back, if for no other reason than protecting their turf.
- Parcissons 9y agoFor america trumps likeness is a first, but for other countrys, this is a run of the mill "big boss" character, coming to power. The CIA has experience with the likes of them. With there followers. With there delusions and paranoia. The CIA has installed and disposed characters like this in a dozen countrys. The endless stream of leaks, undermining the ability to trust anyone, is most likely a attempt to drive the POTUS to self-impeach by constitution vandalizing.
- gumby 9y agoThe new brownshirts? Fortunately I doubt they will find the competence to pull it off (Oliver North? Really?). And it's not in congress's interest to fund it.
- AnimalMuppet 9y agoThe article talked about donors. Yeah, let's have the rich and the President combine to create a private army. What could go wrong?
- CM30 9y agoOh boy. After private prisons, private military contractors and private police forces, we've got yet another idea that shouldn't be left to private companies being outsourced to private companies.
- tdeck 9y agoAnother case where I wish the Anti-Pinkerton Act were actually being followed: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anti-Pinkerton_Act https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anti-Pinkerton_Act
- adamiscool8 9y agoThis is a good idea, keeps pressure on the entrenched partisan bureaucracies of the IC. Does anyone really think the IC -- as it functions today -- represents the interests of the common citizen?
- jvandonsel 9y agoWhat could go wrong?
- fallingfrog 9y agoIf you've studied the history of how democracies devolve into empires- Germany, Rome - this should scare the piss out of you.