Comment A Seismic Shift (Score 1) 539
- Law is defined by Congress - so the FBI executes Congress' will by enforcing law
- Terror is defined by.. not sure really; whoever is afraid of terrorists? So they execute the will of whoever defines terrorism? Um...
The Executive Branch certainly seems afraid of terrorists, and the DoJ gets to define it as they please. This is like writing your own job description to say you can focus on whatever you've decided is important, and your boss' instructions can be overruled when you think you've got more important things to do. Is this a blank cheque-book or is there still a balance between the branches?