Chapter 2608
The political atmosphere in the Federation is still very relaxed, although there are political struggles, political persecutions, assassinations, poisonings, kidnappings of family members, and extortion.
But even so, the political atmosphere in the Federation is still very relaxed.
Because before the last step, the person who made the rules will not personally destroy the rules of the game he has made.
This is not at all like those monarchy countries, where the emperor has centralized power, and whatever they say is what they say. Anyone who resists is standing on the opposite side of justice.
Looking at most monarchical countries, it is difficult for new changes and replacements of power to occur until the country completely declines.
Even if the emperor is a fool, the imperial power will be extremely stable.
In the face of a solidified political system and a high-pressure environment, politicians will be cautious.
The federation must be praised for this. After all, "cursing the president" often represents a "correct political stance", as if the president will be abandoned by voters if he doesn't curse the president a few times!
There has been basically no period of very serious high-pressure politics in federal history, whether it was the Conservative Party or the Progressive Party.
No matter who it is, whether it is a mediocre president or an excellent president like Mr. Trueman, no matter who it is, there has never been a high-pressure politics in the Federation, let alone a politics of terror.
But at this moment at the dinner table, what Connor said made the director's heart beat fast!
He felt that his body was full of power, and there was a huge heartbeat in his ears. Every pulse surge caused a silent power to spread throughout his body!
Mr. President, the Bureau of Investigation must be given higher law enforcement powers!
This made him thirsty, and he subconsciously tugged on his tie. Although it was rude, he no longer cared.
Over the years, the federation has improved the entire process of legislation, judiciary, and law enforcement, and has established corresponding supervision measures whether it is the legislative body, the judiciary, or the final law enforcement agency.
The purpose of this is to avoid unpredictable dangers caused by excessive concentration of power in a certain department, no matter who it is, even if they have complete control of a certain agency, or even two agencies.
In the end, it is impossible for him to represent the law or replace the law!
The FBI is similar to the police department and other law enforcement agencies. They can open cases and investigate, but they cannot take drastic actions without the authorization of the judicial department.
This excessive behavior does not mean that they obtain clues by beating suspects, but does not allow them to arrest, search, etc.
Even if they know that the person in front of them is a criminal and have certain evidence, as long as the Ministry of Justice does not agree, there is nothing they can do.
As one of the federal government's fastest knives, reining in the FBI's law enforcement powers also seems like the right political stance.
The public was disgusted with the Bureau of Investigation agents who were always shouting "open the fucking door", and they also didn't like being pushed to the ground and told to remain silent.
Every once in a while, some of the FBI's law enforcement powers are whittled away, and never without exception.
Many times the FBI is left with "investigative" powers and loses its true law enforcement powers.
Now that the President wants to untie the FBI, the Director-General has no other thoughts except excitement.
Lynch nodded in agreement at this time, "Indeed, the current situation is different from the past. If we allow some careerists to destroy our situation, it will be difficult for us to concentrate our efforts on these few years. On the matter."
"We don't have the time or energy to go through the process with them. In special circumstances, using special means is the best choice."
In fact, Connor did not discuss this matter with Lynch first, but seeing Lynch supporting him so much, Connor had no other thoughts except that he felt that Lynch was really his good brother.
He has become accustomed to Lynch being able to understand his situation. If Lynch is a woman, or he himself is a woman, he would not mind developing a new relationship with Lynch.
No one can face such an understanding person and remain indifferent.
"I can give you more law enforcement powers, and even skip the authorization of the Ministry of Justice on some issues, but I don't want it to become a monster, do you understand what I mean?"
Connor wrapped his mouth, took a sip of wine, and swallowed it along with some food residue, "It must be safe and reliable!"
His willingness to give the FBI more power was to serve himself, not to hurt himself.
If the director-general doesn't know how to express his position at this time, then his more than ten years as director-general will be in vain!
He quickly expressed his stance to Connor and took Lynch with him, "Mr. President, Mr. Lynch, please rest assured that the FBI will always be a sharp knife in the hands of the Presidential Palace."
"For us, obeying orders is above all else!"
No one thought there was anything wrong with what he said. Connor nodded with satisfaction and glanced at Lynch.
After the two made eye contact for a moment, Connor smiled and said, "We are all for the Federation, not for me or anyone else."
The director-general nodded repeatedly, "Yes, yes, I was too excited and I made a mistake. This is what I wanted to say."
Connor was very satisfied with the Director-General's attitude, "You should know the reason why the weather is getting cold, right?"
The Director-General was not a senior member of the Holy Peace Society and was not notified by the federal government, but he did know about it.
The FBI, the Federal Security Council, and the Federal Department of Homeland Security have placed their own people in many departments in the country to monitor the operations of the entire country.
The reason why Connor chose the FBI instead of the Security Council and Homeland Security was because he had no control over the latter two agencies!
The Security Council is a completely independent agency. Apart from appointing its first chief, the Presidential Palace cannot interfere much in the work of the Security Council.
Those who preside over the work of the Security Committee are basically the first deputies of each department, so even if the president puts some people in, they cannot actually control the Security Committee.
Moreover, there are many factions here, and the relationship with the military is not clear. The military sometimes does not show favor to the presidential palace, and has opposed the president more than once or twice.
The situation in the Department of Homeland Security is almost the same. The security department, composed of elites from various departments, has a very tough attitude both externally and internally.
Even if something big happens, after an internal decision has been made, a document will be sent to the Presidential Palace to explain the situation.
They also have many cooperative relationships with the military.
Connor simply cannot mobilize these two departments to serve him, let alone enhance their law enforcement powers. Maybe in the end, law enforcement will come and go, and law enforcement will fall on him.
Only the FBI has nothing to do with the military, and the director-general is still "one of our own", and this security department covers a very wide range of fields.
From petty theft to treason, they can get involved, and they have abundant resources and manpower.
The FBI has been infiltrating the country for many years, so Connor didn't need to take the initiative to tell him to know that the director knew about it.
And this is indeed the case. The director-general nodded and said, "Yes, Mr. President, I heard that this has something to do with gravity or something, and it will only get colder in the future."
"That's best if you know so I don't have to explain it again."
"I've explained it many times during this time, and to be honest, it's not pleasant at all to think about it!"
"Now the federal government's main focus is on the construction of shelters. We are racing against time. Before the shelters are completed, we must maintain the order of federal society and prevent it from collapsing."
"But some people don't seem to want to see all this happen. I'm not sure what they want to do, or whether there is infiltration from hostile forces from abroad. In short, they have indeed added a lot of trouble to us."
"Your main focus in the next period of time should be on maintaining social order and stability and cracking down on a small group of people who try to undermine the current stable situation."
"The Federation cannot be in chaos, at least not now!"
The Director-General actually has a lot of ideas in his mind at this time, such as how to deal with the leaked information. If something goes wrong, it will definitely lead to chaos.
But he didn't ask, because now he was playing the role of a mindless knife, and the more he asked, the more Connor would resent him.
No one wants the hammer in their hand to suddenly shout to themselves one day, "Take it easy."
And there is no need for him to know about this kind of thing, he just needs to obey the order and arrest people.
As for other times, that's not his decision.
The director's appropriate attitude made Connor very satisfied. He seemed to have thought of something as he spoke, took out a list from his pocket and asked Lynch to pass it over.
"First get the names of the people on this list. Some are their names, some are their code names or what programs they appear on on which TV stations and time periods."
"They have incited the antagonism between the ignorant people who do not know the truth and the government. I suspect that there is already a problem with their position. It should be done as soon as possible. I want to know the result."
After taking the list, the director-general put it in his chest pocket and immediately promised, "Don't worry, Mr. President, I will give you a satisfactory answer within a week."
Connor smiled and nodded, "I'm looking forward to your performance!"
The dinner ended soon. Connor needed to say something to Lynch alone, but not now. In addition, he also knew that at this time, Lynch should have a private chat with the Director-General to deepen the Director-General's position, so There was no retention.
After the meal, the two left, and the director-general took Lynch's car.
When the car left the villa, the director-general finally breathed a sigh of relief...