The federal government is growing its police force, using every agency it can.
The last survey of Federal Law Enforcement was in 2008; the number of armed agents did increase 14% from 2004-2008.
Federal Law Enforcement Officers, 2008
So the fastest growing number of armed officers in a Federal LE Agency was the Pentagon Force Protection Agency, which seems to have pretty important things to do and seems unlikely to lead Obama's fantasy Martial Law imposition.
The SECOND fastest growing number of armed officers was Customs and Border Protection.
So I sort of thought more people on FR wanted more armed border patrol.
The problem is I keep getting confused on what days of the week Free Republic hates law enforcent and wants less of it, and what days of the week Free Republic loves law enforcement and wants more of it. Is there a schedule posted somewhere?