Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!swrinde!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!rpi!uupsi!njin!limonce From: limonce@pilot.njin.net (Tom Limoncelli) Newsgroups: comp.org.eff.talk Subject: Re: Musing on Constitutionality Message-ID: Date: 8 Sep 90 05:37:25 GMT References: <11503@medusa.cs.purdue.edu> <82778@aerospace.AERO.ORG> <11521@medusa.cs.purdue.edu> <1990Sep3.182712.2260@world.std.com> <11548@medusa.cs.purdue.edu> <12945@paperboy.OSF.ORG> <11608@medusa.cs.purdue.edu> <55@hyprion.ddmi.com> <3319@media-lab.MEDIA.MIT.ED Organization: Drew University/NJIN Lines: 19 In article <3319@media-lab.MEDIA.MIT.EDU> brent@media-lab.MEDIA.MIT.EDU (Brent C.J. Britton) writes: > Why is the SS (and not the FBI, e.g.) conducting these raids anyhow? > Something to do with the nature of the charges, I suppose; anyone know? These cases deal with credit cards. The Treasury Department controls credit cards. The Treasury Department controls the SS. Therefore, the SS investigates these cases. FBI is under the executive branch. The SS is under the treasury. This was done to aide the ballance of power. (and give Alexander Hamilton the ability to "accidently" let George Washington get shot... JUST KIDDING!) -Tom -- Tom Limoncelli List addresses in a .sig? Yeck. If "reply" doesn't work my other addresses won't work either.