Posted on 05/29/2014 6:25:04 PM PDT by lbryce
With the frequency of reports that have surfaced of government agencies buying massive amounts of weapons and ammunition we can’t help but wonder why agencies like the BLM and the Postal Service need that kind of fire power or what it’s going to be used for. However a recent report by the Washington Times outlines not only how it would be used, but that in 2010 Obama issued a directive allowing the use of military force on Americans within the U.S. borders.
Directive No. 3025.18 is titled “Defense Support of Civil Authorities” and along with giving Obama the authority to use the force of the military against American citizens at home, it also allows military commanders to have the authority even if Obama isn’t around to authorize it in times of “civil unrest.” The directive states that the use of “military force” is authorized when it’s “necessary to protect the federal property or functions.” It then lists the “military assistance” as including “loans of arms, ammunition, vessels and aircraft,” and clearly states that it’s to engage civilians during times of unrest, according to the Times.
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I predict if Zero orders a crack down he will get a coup instead.
I say bring it on. Althought I’ve been out of the Corps for 17 years I can still engage the enemy in the prone position at 500 yards with no scope with an AR15. Bring it.
Regardless of the nation, the use of force against unruly citizens is ALWAYS on the table. Anyone that thinks this can only happen in Nazi Germany needs to read American history....and the history of ever other nation.
That’s why our enlightened Founders chose to put the Second Amendment in our Bill of Rights. You can’t stop the government from trying, but you sure can stop them from succeeding!
Well I’m an American, not an Americsm so I have nothing to worry about.
you are an American, not an Americanist
Bring it......
You will all curse the day your mother gave birth to you!
Mark
Even George Washington turned the troops on civilians during the “Whiskey Rebellion”.
Even if the govt could muster 1M ready and able fighting troops, which is pretty much a fantasy, that’s 1 soldier for roughly 350 people. My county has 35,000 people, so pro-rated, 100 soldiers to cover my county.
That’s 100 soldiers for an over 500 sq mile county. 1 soldier every 5 square miles. Of course it won’t happen that way because they will all be put in the major cities to stop civil unrest.
Then there are those who will say things like ‘Sure fight back while your are being blown to pieces when they fire the missiles and drop the bombs’. Go ahead, drop those bombs - watch your tax base disappear. How will you fund your little effort then Mr. Govt Guy?
Once it gets too bad, the governors will have to step up so that there’s some kind order v. mass chaos. Then it’s game over. The feds are not going to win when 25 or more states opt out and militia-ize their populations.
So roll the dice Foolsucka, see what happens. Bet you won’t like the result.
Should have said Selector Switch removed.
As a former Prosecutor in the D.C. area (NOVA) I had the opportunity to “hang out” with many a State and Federal politician in my years there. Believe me when I say ... this is nothing new. These plans have been there for a VERY long time.
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Spring time in Obama-land. The smell of the cattle car. The feel of concrete. The sound of barbed wire whistling in the wind. The soft moans of women and children herded into re-education camps ...
Unrest. I am suffering from unrest everyday. Looks like BO is nervous about it. Are you fearing my unrest for some reason, BO? Don’t worry. You’ve got the postal workers to protect you.
Did you write that headline? Need sleep?
I am right along side of you then fellow brother in arms. Be a standard Turkey shoot.
The civil war in Spain dragged on for nearly three years because the communist civilians had the presence of mind to attack the police stations and military barracks as soon as word of the army result spread; many soldiers and police were killed right away as they attempted to get to those places. This left the conservatives reliant on an army that had to be transported from Spanish Morocco; the army na dpolice units in Madrid and Barcelona had been quickly neutralized.
Simply know where your potential oppressors live.
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