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Politics : The Surveillance State
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To: Glenn Petersen who wrote (202)7/27/2020 12:11:25 AM
From: TimF   of 617
 
but generally such intervention occurs only when there is an invitation from a state or local jurisdiction.

Which is why I said - "One might possibly complain about this being a move against American historical ideas of the function of the central government."

Its not a move towards autocracy, but it is a move toward centralization. I think that's enough to legitimately have questions and reservations about it. OTOH such moves toward the federal government having more authority and responsibility, and the states somewhat less so. Have been going on for most of the history of the US.

As for political purposes I'm sure that's a serious part of it, but I don't think its purely for that reason.
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