Posted on 05/14/2014 6:42:09 AM PDT by Rusty0604
We are witnessing the criminalization of America, where any one of us may find our front doors broken down and a SWAT team in camouflage standing in our living rooms. It is also why we may find ourselves under arrest for some innocent action that no reasonable person would think is illegal, like helping an injured bird, getting lost on a snowmobile on federal land, or shipping lobsters in plastic instead of cardboard boxes. And as absolutely absurd as these examples sound, they have all led to federal investigations of private citizens.
The militarization of agencies and the criminalization of trivial actions are only symptoms of a much deeper and more troubling problem within Washington.
The heart of the problem is that the federal government no longer trusts the American people. When all of us feel that we are no longer seen as citizens but as potential suspects – a relationship of trust is impossible.
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DCBryan1
You left out the National Endowment for the Arts. Suppose a terrorist were to submerge an image of Mohammed (Peace be upon him) in a jar of urine. This would naturally lead to riots and possibly even a world war. If it was suspected that he was armed wouldn’t you want a SWAT team beating down his door?
DCBryan1
You left out the National Endowment for the Arts. Suppose a terrorist were to submerge an image of Mohammed (Peace be upon him) in a jar of urine. This would naturally lead to riots and possibly even a world war. If it was suspected that he was armed wouldn’t you want a SWAT team beating down his door?
Would that include the Capitol Police SWAT team? After all they aren’t a military agency.
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