[tisket]

I thought this was the job of MP's. Obama's Police State is officially here.

[wastedyears]

Like I’ve been saying, the military will obey those that give them orders, not those that pay their salary via taxes.

We’re doomed

[ElkGroveDan]

[2banana]

I thought this was the job of MP's. Obama's Police State is officially here.

Calm down Francis. Columbus is just outside Ft Benning (Home of the Infantry).

[RabidBartender]

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2710024/posts

[bossmechanic]

Not true. These guys are just a “presence” in downtown columbus. If they outrank someone they’re dealing with, they can order him/her back to base. And they can call the real MP’s to make arrests etc. But you gotta realize, this is a military town and some small percentage of the young bucks/bucketts will go out, have a few drinks and get fiesty. Plus, there are plenty of townies that feel the need to challange or crack-mouth the uniform when they see it.
Believe me, we love our Ft. Benning folk. And I trust the post commander a whole lot more than I trust his commander-in-chief when it comes to making ANY decisions!

[martinidon]

This is not new. I remember in the late 70’s early 80’s MP’s patrolling around Columbus looking for the drunk soldiers in the “gentleman's clubs” restaurants, bars, etc. It is common practice to have them patrolling the cities around Military Installations

[Future Snake Eater]

"HELP! We're FReepers who don't know what we're talking about! But we're sure it's THE WORST POSSIBLE THING EVER!!!! AAAAHHHHHHH!!!!!"

[mirkwood]

I used to stay at the thunderbird motel on Victory Drive. That town needs all the help it can get.

[blam]

Okay....just as long as the patrols don’t go into any Black neighborhoods...that would be racist, eh?

[stockpirate]

There are over 18 million registered hunters in America.

[stockpirate]

There are over 18 million registered hunters in America.

[Talisker]

It turns out that military patrols, in civilian cities outside of military bases, on American soil, are not uncommon under certain circumstances. I didn't know this.

But.

The idea that this would be used, today, now, to acclimize Americans to martial law, is not farfetched, given the current administration and it's czars and refusal to heed the restrictions imposed on it by Congress and the Supreme Court.

That said, there is also the reaction of the military shills on this thread, which has been quite over the top, and abusive, and mocking, and packlike - the exact componants of an operation designed to intimidate anyone who dares be concerned - in America - at the sight of armed troops in the streets.

So, in the spirit of history, to remind everyone of what happens when the efforts of these shills succeeds, when they actually shut down their citizenry from pointing out disturbing actions by their government, here is a little trip down memory lane. THIS is what you are working for, against your own country, shills - THIS is why you want everyone to "take a pill" - so they will forget THIS:

And that's why, shills: NO - some of us will NOT take your damned pill.

[SandRat]

Can you believe these Black Helicopter / Tin - Foil hat wearers.