[philman_36]

The Department of Homeland Security has ordered masses of riot gear equipment to prepare for potential significant domestic riots at the Republican National Convention, Democratic National Convention and next year’s presidential inauguration.
Ummmm...D.C. I can understand, but shouldn't each State handle any domestic riots that might happen within their State?
Isn't a governor supposed to request help only when his/her State forces are overwhelmed?

Somebody is greatly overstepping their boundaries.

[Rapscallion]

Somebody is greatly overstepping their boundaries.

You can almost sense that the Obama administration is preparing to create some national public issue that will provoke and outrage the citizenry so much that we will not stand for it. Then they can impose military rule to "keep order" and hold power just as Hitler and Stalin did.

I hope I am wrong but I have lived long enough and dealt directly with oppressors like the East German Stasi and Russian KGB. This experience and history are the basis for why I believe Obama intends to not leave office no matter what the vote is....he is prepared to use the courts, homeland security, armed forces, national guard and other military, the federal agencies,and the states to hold power.