A conspiracy theory: Why did the FBI kick out local law enforcement?

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17. Agreed. Also, many problems implicated here:

E.g., there does not seem to be any clear definition of "terrorist," at least not one I'd be comfortable agreeing with; and the process by which someone gets labelled a "terrorist" seems to take place secretly and without any meaningful checks or balances.

I also remain confused about who's got authority over what, especially when it comes to ICE. Do they have the same rights, powers, authorities, duties, as State police, or not? What is the legal hierarchy as to who gets to overrule who?

I have genuine hope that at some point, a few cases are going to get to the US Supreme Court and get decided in a way that will impose at least some limits on what Trump and the feds can do – Trump certainly seems intent on pushing those limits in every possible direction, and I don't believe the S. Ct. is fully committed to enabling totalitarianism. But I hope they start setting limits before it's too late.