Time to abolish Department of Homeland Security

Has the Department of Homeland Security ever accomplished a single positive thing?

I used to like certain public figures and ideas, but occasionally I'll grow more brain cells, and I find that I can't believe I ever honored their idiocy. You live, you learn. More often, however, once-respected figures will sell out to appease wealthy donors. But in the 20 years since the Department of Homeland Stupidity was created, I've been consistent in my view that this department should be abolished.

This department was founded as George W. Bush's personal plaything. (The Democrats would like that, since they're always praising Bush these days.) The Transportation Security Administration is part of the DHS, and anyone who has traveled on a U.S. commercial airliner even once in the past 20 years knows firsthand what a disaster the TSA is.

Rather than international terrorism carried out using earlier methods, America faces a bigger threat from domestic terrorism. International terrorism is more likely to be modern cyberterrorism like the Chinese Communist Party's ransomware attacks. And, while more traditional right-wing domestic terrorists are still at large, domestic terrorism is sure to soon encompass those who try to enforce lockdown culture as COVID martial law lifts. Government resources should be focused first and foremost on the greatest threats.

In fact, the Justice Department recently began a probe of white supremacists within the DHS. How can the DHS be trusted to fight terrorism when it's full of violent racists?

About the only time I ever hear about the DHS is when it bullies local governments into closing paths and bridges - which hurts nearby residents.

And what the hell does the TSA do besides manhandle air travelers? I can't think of anything useful it does. Much of what the TSA does has absolutely nothing to do with terrorism in any form. As a society, we should reject the sort of toxicity that the TSA fosters.

Free societies are supposed to honor certain principles. The TSA and the broader DHS violate these values. They violate free movement, free assembly, bodily autonomy, and local control.