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Hmm. Maybe. But it isn't necessary. Federal law enforcement is a pretty novel thing. State institutions have parity. There's no technical reason not to go back
by torstenvl 3y ago
Hmm. Maybe. But it isn't necessary. Federal law enforcement is a pretty novel thing. State institutions have parity. There's no technical reason not to go back to that, though it would be a rather radical restructuring.
- jfengel 3y agoThe FBI was created in 1908. Since then, we've invented airplanes, interstate highways, and the Internet. The US is far more connected than it used to be. It is much harder to treat everything as a matter for individual states. At the very least, state institutions need to coordinate -- exactly the kind of job for which a federal institution is ideal.
- egberts1 3y agoThen we created Department of Homeland Security ...
- Bakersfield 3y agoThere will always be federal agencies regardless of the state agencies since there are differences between to state laws and federal laws.
- torstenvl 3y agoThis is not a cogent response. Differences between federal and state law are irrelevant. Per my last post, state institutions have parity.