What's the alternative to having law enforcement agencies at any level (whether that is on a regional or national level doesn't really matter?) with democratic oversight?
If the democratic oversight fails and transparency suffers, then the outcome will be less than ideal. But the answer is hardly "remove law enforcement authorities from level x", surely it must be improved transparency and oversight?
Also, no agency can be trusted with a back door. Back doors are available for all actors or no actor. An NSA back door to encryption is also a back door used by an authoritarian regime. There are no "exclusive" back doors.
>But the answer is hardly "remove law enforcement authorities from level x", surely it must be improved transparency and oversight?
You can use this to argue that the FBI and parts of the DHS should still exist in some form, but the CIA, NSA and military intelligence agencies are not law enforcement.
If the democratic oversight fails and transparency suffers, then the outcome will be less than ideal. But the answer is hardly "remove law enforcement authorities from level x", surely it must be improved transparency and oversight?
Also, no agency can be trusted with a back door. Back doors are available for all actors or no actor. An NSA back door to encryption is also a back door used by an authoritarian regime. There are no "exclusive" back doors.