The only thing for certain, when there is a terrorist attack and it is determined the terrorist(s) entered through our open southern border, no one in the federal government will be held responsible. But there will likely be calls to exponentially expand DHS; which will probably garner bi-partisan support.
‘federal law enforcement and politicians [have] repeatedly stat[ed] that Americans constitute the biggest terrorist threat…
After 9/11, No Americans Were Held to Account. Here’s Why That’s Dangerous
And despite legions of blue ribbon panels to review what happened, despite subsequent revelations of wrongdoing, despite administrations promising to do better, the basic reality of government was exposed: No one is held accountable—not a White House official or top government agency director, not an intelligence analyst or FBI agent, not even a lowly airport security screener.
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In an environment where no one was held accountable or took responsibility, reform became a matter of the American people writing the government a blank check, creating gigantic new bureaucracies but eliminating nothing.