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You can't assume that Hoover would have been against increasing the power available to himself and his agency.
by chrischen 7y ago
You can't assume that Hoover would have been against increasing the power available to himself and his agency.
- Porthos9K 7y agoHe didn't seem to mind when he was actually running the FBI. So, assuming life-after-death isn't just a fantasy, why expect that he's changed his mind? People usually don't unless forced to do so.
- wallace_f 7y agoNo this is right. If left-, right-politics have taught me anything, it is that your personal business, emails, and bedroom behavior are the concern of the federal government and its electorate--at least the 50% that agree with it.
- Porthos9K 7y agoHoover was running his little fiefdom with minimal oversight under both Democratic and Republican administrations. Both sides used him, and doubtless both sides feared the dirt he had on them and what he might reveal if called to account by Congress. Kompromat might be a foreign word, but it's hardly a foreign concept.
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