[ExI] Web's Reach Binds N.S.A. and Silicon Valley Leaders

[Adrian Tymes]

On Fri, Jun 21, 2013 at 9:11 AM, spike <spike at rainier66.com> wrote:

> We always worried about the president becoming a dictator.  Turns out all
> along it was the head of the IRS who had that power, and who promptly
> abused
> it.  That power is still there, waiting for the next person to abuse it.
>  It
> is all just astonishing, appalling.
>

If you really believe that, consider the power the
heads of other major federal agencies have.

Then consider if they all try to act that way, with
somewhat conflicting (though occasionally
coinciding) agendas.

Now consider the President's job through this
lens.
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