Does The US Need A Dept. Of Homeland Security?
WATCH: One Day In Los Angeles - http://testu.be/1F78d8B Subscribe! http://bitly.com/1iLOHml The Department of Homeland Security was intended to function as domestic emergency responders and...
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During February’s budget battle for the future of the Department of Homeland Security, the question of whether or not the agency would continue operating got us wondering about its role in the US. What would life be like without the DHS? Well, not all that long ago, the DHS didn’t exist. In the turmoil following 9/11, the Bush Administration called for a new cabinet to oversee a number of existing government agencies. Most notably, US Customs and Border Patrol, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), the Secret Service, and the Coast Guard. Altogether, they were intended to function as domestic emergency responders and anti-terrorism world police with revenue neutral spending. But if all these departm...
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During February’s budget battle for the future of the Department of Homeland Security, the question of whether or not the agency would continue operating got us wondering about its role in the US. What would life be like without the DHS? Well, not all that long ago, the DHS didn’t exist. In the turmoil following 9/11, the Bush Administration called for a new cabinet to oversee a number of existing government agencies. Most notably, US Customs and Border Patrol, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), the Secret Service, and the Coast Guard. Altogether, they were intended to function as domestic emergency responders and anti-terrorism world police with revenue neutral spending. But if all these departm...
