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Abundant tweets about civil liberties & national security. "Has a longer memory than an elephant & keeps more records than Jim Comey.” Legendary potty mouth.

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    1. emptywheel‏ @emptywheel 13 May 2017

      Dems (non-corrupt types) need to consider whether they want 10 year FBI term. It was fixed term for reason, meant to prevent what happened.

      15 replies 49 retweets 136 likes
      emptywheel‏ @emptywheel 13 May 2017

      10 years: not too long to allow J Edgar to take root, long enough to span POTUSes, to foster apolitical position.

      7:25 AM - 13 May 2017
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        2. emptywheel‏ @emptywheel 13 May 2017
          Replying to @emptywheel

          Simply saying, "doesn't matter if Trump appoints politicians to run FBI, we'll get WH and appoint our own" accepts politicization of justice

          5 replies 21 retweets 43 likes
        3. emptywheel‏ @emptywheel 13 May 2017
          Replying to @emptywheel

          Eventually (prolly sooner rather than later), it won't matter anymore, bc FBI will be enforcement wing of one party control of state.

          9 replies 5 retweets 19 likes
        4. emptywheel‏ @emptywheel 13 May 2017
          Replying to @emptywheel

          If you simply say, "so what, POTUS Warren will appoint her won FBI Director" (which would be AWESOME), you accept new norm of politicization

          3 replies 8 retweets 32 likes
        5. emptywheel‏ @emptywheel 13 May 2017
          Replying to @emptywheel

          Except that moves us very very far away from democracy and rule of law, period.

          6 replies 5 retweets 37 likes
        6. emptywheel‏ @emptywheel 13 May 2017
          Replying to @emptywheel

          In any case, if that is where we are going--to bloodthirsty politicization--Dems had better get a LOT more effective and cutthroat, stat

          9 replies 13 retweets 71 likes
        7. Daniel Gilmore‏ @gilmored85 13 May 2017
          Replying to @emptywheel

          Sounds like maybe only solution is not allow prez to appoint FBI director. Have them pick their own or have 2/3 margin in senate requirement

          2 replies 0 retweets 5 likes
        8. emptywheel‏ @emptywheel 13 May 2017
          Replying to @gilmored85

          We have a real weakness in our constitution that everything in Exec needs to be under POTUS control.

          2 replies 1 retweet 7 likes
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        2. Nicola Andrews‏ @NicAndrews 13 May 2017
          Replying to @emptywheel

          When did "at the pleasure of the prez" take root? I thought special circumstances were required.

          1 reply 0 retweets 1 like
        3. Mark_and_Kate Tyler‏ @mark_and_kate 13 May 2017
          Replying to @NicAndrews @emptywheel

          No special circumstances when Clinton fired his FBI head.

          1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
        4. Nicola Andrews‏ @NicAndrews 13 May 2017
          Replying to @mark_and_kate @emptywheel

          Yeah right. Rolls eyes.

          0 replies 0 retweets 0 likes
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