What is unfolding before our very eyes-with police agencies defying local governments in order to tap into the power of federal militarized troops in order to put down domestic unrest-could very quickly snowball into an act of aggression against the states, a coup by armed, militarized agents of the federal government.
At a minimum, this is an attack on the Tenth Amendment, which affirms the sovereignty of the states and the citizenry, and the right of the states to stand as a bulwark against overreach and power grabs by the federal government.
The government's recent actions in Portland, Oregon-when unidentified federal agents, wearing military fatigues with patches that just say "Police" and sporting all kinds of weapons, descended uninvited on the city in unmarked vehicles, snatching protesters off the streets and detaining them without formally arresting them or offering any explanation of why they're being held-is just a foretaste of what's to come.
Another peaceful protester was reportedly shot in the head with an impact weapon by this federal goon squad. The Trump Administration has already announced its plans to deploy these border patrol agents to other cities across the country in an apparent bid to put down civil unrest.
As part of the government's so-called crackdown on illegal immigration, drugs and trafficking, its border patrol cops have been expanding their reach, roaming further afield and subjecting greater numbers of Americans to warrantless searches, ID checkpoints, transportation checks, and even surveillance on private property far beyond the boundaries of the borderlands.
As Miller points out, the government has turned the nation's expanding border regions into "a ripe place to experiment with tearing apart the Constitution, a place where not just undocumented border-crossers, but millions of borderland residents have become the targets of continual surveillance."
In Portland, which is 400 miles from the border, protesters didn't even have to be near federal buildings to be targeted.
At a minimum, this is an attack on the Tenth Amendment, which affirms the sovereignty of the states and the citizenry, and the right of the states to stand as a bulwark against overreach and power grabs by the federal government.
The government's recent actions in Portland, Oregon-when unidentified federal agents, wearing military fatigues with patches that just say "Police" and sporting all kinds of weapons, descended uninvited on the city in unmarked vehicles, snatching protesters off the streets and detaining them without formally arresting them or offering any explanation of why they're being held-is just a foretaste of what's to come.
Another peaceful protester was reportedly shot in the head with an impact weapon by this federal goon squad. The Trump Administration has already announced its plans to deploy these border patrol agents to other cities across the country in an apparent bid to put down civil unrest.
As part of the government's so-called crackdown on illegal immigration, drugs and trafficking, its border patrol cops have been expanding their reach, roaming further afield and subjecting greater numbers of Americans to warrantless searches, ID checkpoints, transportation checks, and even surveillance on private property far beyond the boundaries of the borderlands.
As Miller points out, the government has turned the nation's expanding border regions into "a ripe place to experiment with tearing apart the Constitution, a place where not just undocumented border-crossers, but millions of borderland residents have become the targets of continual surveillance."
In Portland, which is 400 miles from the border, protesters didn't even have to be near federal buildings to be targeted.
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