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pecosbob

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5. It was a knee-jerk reaction to 9/11 as was the entire Patriot Act...all rubbish and should be repealed.

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Mon Jan 26, 2026, 11:37 PM

Jan 2026

Placing yet another political appointee complete with ideological blinders at the top of the intelligence chain makes you even less likely to recognize your own blind spots.

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A solution for funding DHS [View all] surfered Jan 2026 OP

"We need the DHS..." Do we though? RockRaven Jan 2026 #1

We don't need DHS. WhiskeyGrinder Jan 2026 #2

We don't need DHS ..... here's why Bread and Circuses Jan 2026 #3

I'm with you! RainCaster Jan 2026 #4

It was a knee-jerk reaction to 9/11 as was the entire Patriot Act...all rubbish and should be repealed. pecosbob Jan 2026 #5

We DO NOT need DHS n/t leftstreet Jan 2026 #6