Comments by "Harry Mills" (@harrymills2770) on "Tulsi Gabbard Makes Case For How Govt Agencies 'Are Being Weaponized Against Us' | Full Statement" video.

  1. But she never once questions the wisdom of having federal agencies governing everything under the sun, "for the greater good." Corruption is inevitable. Abuse of power is inevitable. The longer the agency's in place, no matter how carefully you set it up, eventually it will take on a life of its own and act in its own interest, or simply in the interests of the people running it. Anthony Fauci is a classic example. If there's a way to monetize (chronically under-funded) an agency, somebody will come along and find a way to do so, legally. That's what's going on at FDA, NIH, and who knows how many other federal agencies. The worse of a job an agency does, the more money gets thrown at it. And that's not even scratching the surface of what's happening with the Security State. FBI, DOJ-in-general, NSA, DOD, CIA, State Dept, ... THOSE departments and agencies are granted great secrecy powers, which is a HUGE screen to hide behind. And the people at the top, middle, and even lower levels have their OWN opinions and agendas, and "ongoing investigation" or "protecting sources and methods" arguments (and rules written by dept/agency officials) shield them from having to reveal what they're actually up to. This is unavoidable in war time, because you DO need to keep a lot of secrets, but that's why the Dept of Defense is always full of waste and corruption. Just that one department, alone, is too big to be properly overseen by Congress. Now add all the OTHER agencies on top of THAT. We accept that secrecy, because theoretically, we're only fighting wars against actual existential threats, as a last resort. But now we have a "crisis" every day, and every crisis "justifies" temporary extraordinary powers that the officials REALLY LIKE. During the pandemic, Fauci had more power to impose nationwide policies (by edict) than the president of the United States. Any slightest whim, the most casual utterance, was enforced on EVERYONE (except, of course, Fauci and government officials, who flew above our sufferings like a kid with a magnifying glass above an ant hill (on a sunny day). FDA, USDA bought off by Big Food and Big Pharma. NIH, CDC bought off by Big Pharma and individual billionaires. Blah blah blah. The point is, Tulsi was part of the PROBLEM, and remains part of the problem, with all the big progressive spending she wants to do, which will create whole new bureaucracies and grow existing ones. No. The answer isn't perfect oversight. The answer is to leave everything not national-defense and interstate and international trade up to the states. The states screw things up, too, but the damage caused is only to one state at a time. FEDERAL policies affect EVERYone, and FEDERAL powers and responsibilities should be pared down to a bare minimum. You can't stop the corruption, but you don't have to oversee agencies that don't exist!
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