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2017-07-24 Home Front: Politix

State officials fume after leak shows how feds planned to use armed troops

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Posted by Fred 2017-07-24 00:00|| || Front Page|| [2 views ] Top

#1 The point is to rule you like a king, peasants. The feds are supreme and have big guns, and state and local officials can fuck right off.

Posted by Crinetle Glusosh3466 2017-07-24 03:38|| 2017-07-24 03:38|| Front Page Top

#2 To paraphrase Euripides 2400 years ago: In a nation of barbarians, there can be only one truly free person.
To paraphrase George Carlin: And that one person ain't you!

Posted by Anguper Hupomosing9418 2017-07-24 04:13|| 2017-07-24 04:13|| Front Page Top

#3 AH WOW!!. That was good.

Posted by Dale 2017-07-24 08:10|| 2017-07-24 08:10|| Front Page Top

#4 the B.O. regime was quietly making extensive plans -- including the possibility of deploying armed troops -- in the case of an election day cyberattack or last-minute propaganda efforts from Russia.

Jeh Johnson alluded to Federalization of voting in the 2016 election. There was considerable pushback to the idea. It was viewed as an end-around to make it easier to rig elections. These statists don't ever seem to catch on to the notion of unintended consequences. IMHO, it would have been a grave mistake to attempt to deploy agents/troops.

Posted by JohnQC 2017-07-24 08:47|| 2017-07-24 08:47|| Front Page Top

#5 The plan allowed for the deployment of "armed ~~Black Panthers~~ federal law enforcement agents" to polling places

Posted by Frank G 2017-07-24 09:12|| 2017-07-24 09:12|| Front Page Top

#6 It was viewed as an end-around to make it easier to rig elections. These statists don't ever seem to catch on to the notion of unintended consequences

What was the unintended consequence, JohnQC?

Posted by trailing wife 2017-07-24 09:59|| 2017-07-24 09:59|| Front Page Top

#7 ...you mean sort of like the people pursuing to bring down a constitutionally elected president not understanding that they might ignite a civil war that brings them all down?

Posted by Procopius2k 2017-07-24 10:42|| 2017-07-24 10:42|| Front Page Top

#8 The plan...It also foresaw the deployment of "Active and Reserve" military forces and members of the National Guard "upon a request from a federal agency and the direction of the Secretary of Defense or the President."

A Federal instrument for the 'whimsical' deployment of soldiers domestically, without the controls of declaring martial law, is now available for public inspection. Pretty scary.

Posted by Skidmark 2017-07-24 10:53|| 2017-07-24 10:53|| Front Page Top

#9 #6 TWWhat was the unintended consequence, JohnQC?

That Americans might revolt against such an overreach.

Posted by JohnQC 2017-07-24 11:19|| 2017-07-24 11:19|| Front Page Top

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