A letter to Jessie Jackson

Church
of the Duke points to an editorial in the Chicago Sun Times
from the Rev. Jesse Jackson. Here's my e-mail to him:

Mr. Jackson,

You make claims that the BATFE are underfunded. If that is true, then incidents like these:

http://www.federaltimes.com/index.php?S=2174877

http://www.usdoj.gov/oig/special/s0610/final.pdf

http://armsandthelaw.com/archives/2006/02/atfe_head_in_fi.php

http://redstradingpost.blogspot.com/2007/08/how-is-atf-spending-their-time.html

should be what you're attacking and not calling for a larger budget. You may also want to read page 2 of the recent BATFE report on what trace data (which is what you base your statistics on) can and can't be used for.

Have a nice day.

-Thirdpower
People's Soviet of Illinois