"The only thing necessary for evil men to accomplish their purpose it is that good men should do nothing."
- Attributed to Edmond Burke.
FBI Reopens Clinton Investigation
Appearances count and that for the FBI is of a double standard, with Hillary Clinton getting an easy pass. Doubtless, that there many within the organization who were offended by Comey's reluctance to stay with procedure. Which would have been to pass on the investigation to the Department of Justice.
Our theme has been that a long experiment in authoritarian government is setting up political and economic strains. It is not that the Americans are becoming ungovernable, it is that the governing classes have become ungovernable. When the state is on a mission, common law and the constitution are so inconvenient.
It is a popular uprising similar to the one that took down the governing classes in Eastern European police states in 1989.
On the developing Great Reformation, all governing institutions and traditions will be examined and those found too intrusive modified of discarded.
It seems that with this week's announcement the popular uprising could be starting to reform the FBI. Perhaps driven by some good men within the FBI?
Add on, November 4.
It seems that the impetus to move on the scandal came from the NYPD, who first obtained Weiner's computer. This is from Breitbart dated eleven hours ago.
FBI Letter to Congressional Leaders October 28, 2016: