Military-style units from government agencies are wreaking havoc on non-violent citizens.
Regardless of how people feel about Nevada rancher Cliven Bundy’s standoff with the federal Bureau of Land Management over his cattle’s grazing rights, a lot of Americans were surprised to see TV images of an armed-to-the-teeth paramilitary wing of the BLM deployed around Bundy’s ranch.
They shouldn’t have been. Dozens of federal agencies now have Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) teams to further an expanding definition of their missions. It’s not controversial that the Secret Service and the Bureau of Prisons have them. But what about the Department of Agriculture, the Railroad Retirement Board, the Tennessee Valley Authority, the Office of Personnel Management, the Consumer Product Safety Commission, and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service? All of these have their own SWAT units and are part of a worrying trend towards the militarization of federal agencies — not to mention local police forces.
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C'mon all you cheerleaders!!! Tell us why the Consumer Product Safety Commission has a SWAT team! Then tell us how much you admire them. Grades will be given on clarity and logic of the response. If you get past section A of the test, and have time remaining, tell us why the Social Security Administration needs 2 MILLION rounds of high powered rifle ammo that is banned for international use? Senior citizens collecting too much and run like antelopes when you try to "accidently" shoot them? Extra points will be awarded if your answer doesn't elicit any laughter.
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