The summary of FBI efforts to spy on a Trump campaign
adviser (under the Obama Administration) is more evidence of the use of
government agencies for partisan purposes.
This is hardly a new development; going back to the 1960s,
for instance, Presidents Johnson and Nixon used the IRS to target political
foes with audits. More recently, Liberal
operative Lois Lerner used her post in that same agency to thwart efforts by
conservative groups to obtain tax-exempt status.
But the Nunes memo, drafted by GOP staff members of the
House Intelligence Committee, does highlight the suspicious activities of a federal
law enforcement agency. The partisan motivation suggested – but not proven – is
certainly troubling - but hardly surprising in today’s heated political
environment. It’s part of a trend, not a
ground breaker. Keep in mind the
activities of FBI chief James Comey and Obama’s Attorney General Loretta Lynch
protecting Hillary Clinton from criminal prosecution.
When one side does not respect the other (even detests it),
a foe, an opponent becomes an enemy. All
means are justified to defeat it, even the corruption of one’s sworn duty to
uphold the law. That attitude has
seemingly affected not only highly partisan political appointees but “civil
service” bureaucrats as well.
That is bad news indeed.
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