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		rbanffy on Dec 5, 2013 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: DHS stalls no-fly list trial by putting witness on... I'd like to point out they all were created to serve some useful purpose. The fact they are doing a lot more of the wrong things and too little of the right ones points to lack of proper oversight and management, not to an inherent design flaw.

Crito on Dec 5, 2013 [–]

> "I'd like to point out they all were created to serve some useful purpose."

I don't think we can take that as a given. Saying that they are at least intended to appear to exist for a reason seems like a safer starting point.

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