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| Utah lawmaker moves to disarm BLM, IRS, says 'They're not paramilitary units' |
| 2014-05-01 |
| [WASHINGTONTIMES] Rep. Chris Stewart of Utah, concerned about the armed agents that surrounded Nevada rancher Cliven Bundy's property, is mulling a measure to cut funding for any "paramilitary units" that work for the Bureau of Land Management, the Internal Revenue Service and other federal regulatory agencies. "There are lots of people who are really concerned when the BLM shows up with its own SWAT team," he said, the Salt Lake Tribune reported. "They're regulatory agencies. They're not paramilitary units, and I think that concerns a lot of us." |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #6 Obama was very up front about this. He said he wanted a Federal civilian police force that was as well armed and well funded as the US military. So people can't say they weren't warned. |
| Posted by: Rambler in Virginia 2014-05-01 20:59 |
| #5 It's all just part of the plan to evade posse comitatus. |
| Posted by: Glenmore 2014-05-01 17:06 |
| #4 There is nothing government can't do, given enough of our money. |
| Posted by: Bobby 2014-05-01 12:38 |
| #3 I'm not against some sort of arming some agents. IRS agents that investigate fraud and conduct raids with the treasury should have a side arm. The same with BLM personal that patrol for poachers or drug grow/lab areas on federal land. HOWEVER..... SWAT units with automatic weapons and 200 snipers are way...way... WAY out of bounds and make them into a paramilitary police unit. These units have no place in for them and if they need heavy backup they can call the local SWAT team or an FBI SWAT team. |
| Posted by: DarthVader 2014-05-01 11:58 |
| #2 ...or make them subject to the UCMJ. That'll put a twist in their knickers. Wait till they get a taste of some 'good order and discipline' in their pay checks. |
| Posted by: P2kontheroad 2014-05-01 08:59 |
| #1 1.6 billion rounds. |
| Posted by: no mo uro 2014-05-01 05:40 |