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Originally posted by TrueAmerican
reply to post by Subjective Truth
Your reply completely avoids the central point of the thread. These people may have been nut jobs, I don't know. But the whole point is that local law enforcement didn't know either, and they cooperated with the feds under SEALED warrants.
Originally posted by whatukno
reply to post by Subjective Truth
I think that a federal warrant is the thing that is out of the ordinary. A sealed one is certainly out of the ordinary.
How are local law enforcement supposed to react if communication has been compromised in such a manor?
I also don't think its completely appropriate for local law enforcement to work in conjunction with federal officials without knowing exactly what the suspect(s) are wanted for, or specifically what they are searching for.
Originally posted by TrueAmerican
I cannot trust that my county sheriff or local police, or anyone else for this matter, to present any kind of buffer zone, or last line of defense, between the feds and me.
Originally posted by boondock-saint
Then when the Feds come a knocking, the Sheriff can
intervene because he and the state police are under
State rule. As a matter of fact, they can escort them
back to the State Line and expel them from their territory.
Actually without a repeal from congress, the States
are the only entity who can suspend the Patriot Act
but ONLY in their own territory.
Originally posted by TrueAmerican
reply to post by ventian
And so, what, are you comfortable with this to just write it off as mere politics, and that's ok? It's just "the way it is?" Federal funding? Oh, I see, so once again MONEY means more than lives. Federal funding means more than protecting the lives of the citizenry. Why am I not surprised?