I'm holding out hope for SMOD. (urbandictionary.com)
I'm holding out hope for [SMOD.](https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Sweet%20Meteor%20Of%20Death)
If congressional Republicans are going to reform the FBI and the national security state—which is something they should do—they need to understand the real source of the problems.
The last thing we need is another Church Committee.
I respect Darren Beattie and Steve Bannon—two of the most prominent voices citing the reforms undertaken by Congress in the 1970s as a precedent for congressional action today.
They are, however, missing a key point: what Congress did 50 years ago did not fix any problem; it created this problem. The outrageous partisanship and misuse of power we’ve seen over the last few years from the intelligence community and the Justice Department are exactly what Congress intended in the 1970s.
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If congressional Republicans are going to reform the FBI and the national security state—which is something they should do—they need to understand the real source of the problems.
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The last thing we need is another Church Committee.
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I respect Darren Beattie and Steve Bannon—two of the most prominent voices citing the reforms undertaken by Congress in the 1970s as a precedent for congressional action today.
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They are, however, missing a key point: what Congress did 50 years ago did not fix any problem; it created this problem. The outrageous partisanship and misuse of power we’ve seen over the last few years from the intelligence community and the Justice Department are exactly what Congress intended in the 1970s.
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