The Government was testing the waters. Trying to gauge the amount of serious resistance that is put there. This Administration is not sure how much actual support it could get from the US Military in open armed conflict with American citizens. The level of dislike, and distrust for the Obama Administration in the military is extremely high. The Government needs to know if it can quell any uprising using its armed Government agents from dozens of agency’s.
Interesting point. I think that with a gay feminized military they can now be trusted to fire on Americans-with glee!
The agencies alone with their differing styles of enforcement with varying levels of tactical training or lack thereof would not mesh well and they would be hard pressed to control a flash uprising of 5 or 10 thousand folks. Military force would be needed.