From its inception, DHS was a corruption of fundamental American values.

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11. Yes, the entire reorganization that led to DHS (and that un-American name) needs to be undone.

The whole thing was part of using 9/11 as an excuse to ram through RW policies, both this and the PATRIOT Act.

The big argument for consolidating these agencies under one department was the lack of inter-agency communication before the attacks. However, the agencies mainly involved there (the CIA and FBI) were the ones that weren't included, so the whole rationale falls apart.

And, y'know, maybe that lack of communication was just the Bushies being inept. The Clinton Admin got them talking enough to thwart the Millennium Bombing Plot.