Think about the America previous generations lived in. What was the most controversial government fiasco?
Think about Watergate. More specifically, think about the mentality surrounding it. It might have well as been the shot heard round the world. Newspaper headlines, complete hours of news programming dedicated to the coverage of it. Everyone knew about it, everyone cared. A slightly corrupt government today became a multi-headed hydra of corruption tomorrow. They knew the slippery slope of politics.
Now, this year, information has come to light that states in 2009 our government spent $24 million dollars of taxpayer money allowing the sale of hundreds if not thousands of assault weapons. They let mexican drug cartel straw-buyers purchase assault rifles with the known intent of them being funneled (or tunneled) to mexico. Yeah, the same ATF that is now trying to keep constitutionally guaranteed weapons out of the hands of medical marijuana patients.
In 2009 a very confident Eric 'I should be in jail' Holder stated, many of the cartel's weapons were sourced here in the U.S. Why was he so confident? You see, he authorized the purchases. Anyone who thinks otherwise has not been in government. A federal agency does not allow the sale of weapons to known cartels without the OK from the top. A federal agency doesn't do anything unless they think it benefits them somehow. Of course Obama knew, but that is all but un-provable.
So now, those weapons have already been traced to two federal agents deaths. Where is the outrage? Where are the newspaper and tabloid headlines? Nowhere besides Fox News. Really, ask yourself why.
I want to you honestly think about this. You, a lawful citizen of the USA bought hundreds of rifles, and sold them to mexican drug cartel personnel. Some of those weapons were traced (to you) and then to the deaths of an ICE agent, and a CBP agent. What do you really think would happen to you? I know. A perp walk, followed by a jail cell for the rest of your life.
On the flip-side of the coin, has anyone in the ATF or DOJ even resigned over this? We are faced with a government that now does as it pleases, with absolutely no repercussions. No checks and balances. The people no longer control our government. Misconduct is swept under the mat with a lateral transfer to somewhere else in the government. Not exactly justice for the two dead federal law enforcement officers.
No-knock raids, wire-tapping without warrants, GPS tracking without warrants... the list goes on and on. Our founding fathers would be more than pissed. They would be rounding up one hell of a protest, and pointing it right at Washington. But now, what is the result of all this un-constitutional behavior? Nothing. A few hearings where the most common theme was deny-deny-deny. I've only seen one news outlet even covering the fiasco. Maybe it's out of an agenda, maybe it's out of FEAR. When the free press fears its out-of-control masters, we are all faced with a big problem.
What will our un-elected bureaucratic masters attempt tomorrow to further their political agendas? Will you, or someone you love be the collateral damage of it?
Before you say it can't happen, two border agents are dead by the government's own doing. Marine veteran Jose Guerena survived two tours of combat overseas only to be shot 71 times in his own home. What was his crime? Nothing at all. Houses in proximity to his were involved in illegal activity and the government ASSumed he was too. The raid team threw flashbangs first, which by definition blind and deafen. So a partially blind and deaf Jose Guerena woke up to a home invasion, and grabbed his rifle. He took a defensive position to try to figure out what was happening. He never fired a shot, but was shot 71 times in his own home defending his family. No outrage, little to no media coverage.
No push-back today equals even more deaths of law-abiding citizens tomorrow. What will America look like for your children? The assault on the constitution and our freedoms continues...
