In the olden days Federal agencies had very little involvement in local affairs. If they needed to enforce something they went to local law enforcement. This had the benefit of making sure their actions were perceived as legitimate and reasonable because the Sheriff was accountable locally. In cases like desegregation where local law enforcement was tainted, the next step was calling out the National Guard - something that required the President to make sure the enforcement was legitimate.
But as the Federal Stupor state grew more oppressive it began to struggle with enforcement. The local gendarmes became reluctant to screw their neighbors just because unelected bureaucrats a thousand miles away said so. So now they have their own SWAT teams. BLM even has trained snipers for goodness sakes.
So as we saw in the Bundy ranch standoff we have state and local armed agents on the one side and the Feds on the other. Perhaps the Feds should step back and ask why their actions increasingly lack legitimacy. I mean if they're not sunk too deep into their Stupor state to do so.
Break it up break it all up. Kirsanow at the link with more.
http://m.nationalreview.com/corner
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