Why FBI Comey's Actions Should Concern You

The FBI, like it's name implies, is basically an investigation team.  Their job is to investigate people and operations that might be a threat to the United States, civil rights violations, banking and cyber violations, and terrorism.
  Usually, they do this "behind the scenes" and quietly. We rarely know an investigation is going on until arrests are made. If an investigation does not end in an arrest, the public rarely knows there was an investigation. And that's how it SHOULD be.

Many investigations can be compromised if what they are doing becomes public knowledge. Example:  The FBI is trying to find a kidnapped child. The FBI gets a tip to the location of the child. The FBI is working on a plan to get to the child and rescue them. However, a local news team learns of the tip and announces that the FBI has located the child and is planning a rescue.  The kidnapper hears this news, and moves the child to another location, or kills the child so they can escape and no one can identify him. When time is of the essence, this is fatal to the Bureau's rescue plan.

So, you say, what does that have to do with Comey sending a letter to Congress, (where it was promptly "leaked: by Representative Jason Chaffetzz)?  It is NOT the FBI's job to announce their investigation, and the damage done is irreparable.  You can't take back what that letter said, and "implies" guilt of a person who may be completely innocent.

Our Justice system is supposed to be based on the premise that all citizens are "innocent until proven guilty".   Sadly, today, many people assume the worst of a person until they prove their innocence, and then spend the rest of their life with a shadow hanging over their head.

Which brings us to why YOU should be concerned.

Imagine that your next door neighbor contacts the FBI and reports that they suspect that you are a terrorist. They claim that they heard you threaten the President of the United States, and you have been seen buying pipes and guns and the neighbor suspects you plan to build a bomb.  The say that you told them that you have an AK-47,and a sniper rifle. They also tell them that you bragged that you were a sniper in the military and that you could shoot someone from a long distance. They claim they heard you saying negative, violent things about POTUS and since the President is coming to your town in a week, they are concerned you have planned an assassination.

Let's assume you are a normal, law-biding citizen, and though you have been known to disagree with the President about things, you have no intention of killing him, or anyone.  The FBI starts quietly investigating you, and find out that you WERE a sniper with the military, and that you have explosives experience. How would you feel if the FBI sent letters to your neighbors asking them to report any suspicious activities they have seen you involved in. One of your neighbor's happens to be one of your co-workers, and they become worried. So, your co-worker goes to your boss, and shows him the letter they got. They also tell all your other co-workers that you are suspected of planning to kill the President.

Let's face it, once this gets out, you can't stop the spread. Your friends start ignoring you, even avoiding you. Your kids start getting into fights at school because the other kids are calling you a terrorist. Your reputation is destroyed!!   Even IF the FBI were to announce that it was all a mistake, and your neighbor mistook a comment you had made as a threat, there would still be people who would NEVER look at you the same way again.

Comey was appointed as head of the FBI because he was known for his integrity. It was known that he was Republican, but due to his reputation, a Democrat President appointed him. As promised, bipartisanship was going to be what this administration stood for.

 The FBI: is supposed to be separate from Congress, but Congress (specifically Rep. Trey Gowdy and the 8th Benghazi Congressional investigation) got involved with the FBI investigation, making it a public spectacle. Because of the "announcement" that there was an investigation into a private server, and the constant media coverage and Congressional discourse about it, it became necessary for the FBI to announce the end of their investigation.   Comey should  have simply announced that they were NOT recommending charges be brought because there was no evidence that a crime had been committed. Period. That SHOULD have been the end of it.

But, instead, Comey went on to personally announce his personal feelings and expose some of the evidence that was discovered (persecuting a person who was NOT guilty according to his own words)

 At this point, he had tarnished the reputation of the FBI and a public figure even though he said she had committed NO CRIME. Her reputation was TARNISHED, and Trey Gowdy was ecstatic. But Congress intervened again, because they did not get the results they wanted, so they investigated Comey and the FBI. This is HIGHLY improper and an abuse of power of Congress. But the media, and Congress kept this going and it became the #1 topic by the media for MONTHS during an election, in which this person was NOT indicted, essentially "not guilty" who now has this hanging over her forever because the Media and certain Congressional members would not let go.  This was personal, and vindictive on the part of Rep. Trey Gowdy and Rep. Jason Chaffetzz. This was done to improve their standings with their party. This whole thing was a political witch hunt, and the Media and Congress are BOTH guilty of tarnishing a citizen of our country, who should have the same rights as the rest of us. "Innocent until Proven Guilty"  Nope, not in this case. She was tried in the Media and Public Opinion.

But Comey wasn't finished. It appears this became personal. So, when he was told some "possible" evidence "might" have been discovered, instead of simply letting the FBI do their job, he felt it was necessary to write a cryptic message to Congress, KNOWING it would be "leaked" by rep. Jason Chaffetzz, just 11 days before the end of our election. He allowed it to create speculation, and once again, become center focus because the Media once again got involved and jumped on this information, even when the actual details were unknown. Comey essentially announced that he had "more evidence" when he did NOT know what he had. He had NO IDEA if it even was connected to this same public figure, but he CHOSE to interfere in our national election by divulging information in a very unethical, and unprecedented  manner. Was this revenge? Was it an attempt to manipulate an election? What we DO know is that he was advised by those ABOVE HIM, not to do it, and he did it anyway. In the meantime, he is protecting the other candidate by NOT divulging that there are investigations that involve the candidate. So, tell me, is this biased? Is it right? Is it what we want from our government?

Our government is supposed to protect us from foreign and domestic threats. They are not supposed to be destroying the reputations of honest citizens. Once they start, you could be next. This could set a precedent of destroying lives of innocent people in the process of "doing their job".   We already have innocent people in jail. But this kind of conduct can destroy lives, cost jobs, and threaten the safety of our country. If you want to create home-grown terrorists, violate their civil rights.
People today say that our government is broken. Not completely, but yes, parts are. Obviously, the FBI has become part of that broken machine. Congress, especially the House is a MAJOR culprit of the dysfunction. When OUR Representatives abuse their power for personal vendettas and "witch hunts", they are not serving The People. When they obstruct Congress from getting anything done, because it is Party before Country, they are not serving We the People. When they seek to destroy another citizen for political reasons, they have become despots

Waving a flag and wearing a flag pin does NOT make  

you Patriotic or a Hero.

A  REAL Hero in today's government is the person who believes in "Country before Party". They will depart from their own party's stance to do what is right for the country. A Hero in Congress is one who says, "I am doing what the country needs, and if that means I don't get re-elected, I am fine with that." When Congress sabotages our country's credit rating, or our safety from terrorism because of personal, or religious beliefs, they have failed the people When a Party chooses one topic (ex. abortion) to get people to vote for them, when our infrastructure falls apart around us, they should be fired. When a Party refuses to compromise with other parties in order to solve our country's problems, they are traitors to us all.

 Democracy MEANS compromise.