The Federal Bureau of Investigation conducted several raids this weekend but unimportant details such as why or how (the warrants are sealed) remains in the hands of the dutiful American citizen armed with a camera or some other recording device. Perhaps the strange encroachment of federal law enforcement into states’ jurisdictions or the INTERPOL powers extension could make anyone wonder if this government is quickly turning to Marxist tactics of containment in order to prevent an armed revolt. That story rose to the top of the news for a short period of time and there is hardly any mention of this anymore. So let us look at those news stories that appear in the horizon, cause some commotion then quickly disappear from view. Not only are the raids worrisome – because there isn’t a particular public safety issue defined right now – they follow on many other ‘strange’ incidents which have taken place over the past few months but most importantly over the course of Mr. Obama’s first year in office. Mainly this is an issue both involving national security from external threats as well as domestic. If there is a national threat shouldn’t the government tell the public to bring about awareness and cooperation during emergencies?
Forget about the fact that the raids targeted Christian ‘militia’ groups, but that is currently developing and will be an interesting issue to take to task soon. It would be a wonder how long before the story dies down in comparison to arrests made of muslim-led terrorists working within the U.S.
The Internal Revenue Service as many other federal agencies, has increased its employee recruitment over the past year. This development would not be significant had it not been followed by the recent purchase of shotguns which has made quite the impression in some sectors of the public however there is no official explanation from the White House, Justice or the IRS. Is there a deficit of field agents in these agencies, if so, how low are their numbers in comparison. Requesting cross-assignments for federal agents and uniformed officers is not new and possibly would explain the purchase of the weapons yet still that nagging question remains. What does the IRS and Education Department have to enforce now that they need them? The Air Marshall program did this for a while, further increasing its numbers and reasonable once officers were trained for that job.
So why get the guns? For the most part, people who work with tax records are office workers, not field agents which would make little sense. If the Department of education is worried about violence (why, we should ask) then there are federal agencies with law enforcement capabilities and could be deployed. What needs to be enforced remains a mystery. Maybe homeschoolers’ homes will be raided and the kids dragged out, bussed out of town where parents can’t control or monitor who they are spending time with or what they learn and enrolled in a public school. Perhaps parents can visit once a month to check on them as it happens in China.
Usually in both military and law enforcement, the acquisition of personnel can be alleviated by using skilled re-allocation of assets (personnel and equipment). Federal agencies have often made requests for field personnel augmentation which may shed light on the weapons purchases. No need for the guns unless the agencies feel they can’t get things done without them. Perhaps this is the revival of the writs of assistance; a disturbing possibility since the health care bill brings bad tidings for Americans with instant tax hikes. Surely to anger even those who so strongly voted for the bill.
About the author
Maggie E Leclerc wrote 5 articles on this blog.
Former law enforcement officer in the DC area and veteran of the United States Navy. Holds a BA in criminal justice and psychology with additional fields of study in education and strategic intelligence. Spent much of this past year in Iraq working for various agencies. Loves all things American: "this is why I write".
The Police State Cometh
Forget about the fact that the raids targeted Christian ‘militia’ groups, but that is currently developing and will be an interesting issue to take to task soon. It would be a wonder how long before the story dies down in comparison to arrests made of muslim-led terrorists working within the U.S.
The Internal Revenue Service as many other federal agencies, has increased its employee recruitment over the past year. This development would not be significant had it not been followed by the recent purchase of shotguns which has made quite the impression in some sectors of the public however there is no official explanation from the White House, Justice or the IRS. Is there a deficit of field agents in these agencies, if so, how low are their numbers in comparison. Requesting cross-assignments for federal agents and uniformed officers is not new and possibly would explain the purchase of the weapons yet still that nagging question remains. What does the IRS and Education Department have to enforce now that they need them? The Air Marshall program did this for a while, further increasing its numbers and reasonable once officers were trained for that job.
So why get the guns? For the most part, people who work with tax records are office workers, not field agents which would make little sense. If the
Department of education is worried about violence (why, we should ask) then there are federal agencies with law enforcement capabilities and could be deployed. What needs to be enforced remains a mystery. Maybe homeschoolers’ homes will be raided and the kids dragged out, bussed out of town where parents can’t control or monitor who they are spending time with or what they learn and enrolled in a public school. Perhaps parents can visit once a month to check on them as it happens in China.
Usually in both military and law enforcement, the acquisition of personnel can be alleviated by using skilled re-allocation of assets (personnel and equipment). Federal agencies have often made requests for field personnel augmentation which may shed light on the weapons purchases. No need for the guns unless the agencies feel they can’t get things done without them. Perhaps this is the revival of the writs of assistance; a disturbing possibility since the health care bill brings bad tidings for Americans with instant tax hikes. Surely to anger even those who so strongly voted for the bill.
About the author
Maggie E Leclerc wrote 5 articles on this blog.
Former law enforcement officer in the DC area and veteran of the United States Navy. Holds a BA in criminal justice and psychology with additional fields of study in education and strategic intelligence. Spent much of this past year in Iraq working for various agencies. Loves all things American: "this is why I write".
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