More Federal Police State “Stimulus”

-William Grigg

The Obama administration has announced the distribution of $1 billion in grants to hire 5,000 “local” police nation-wide.

That figure represents merely a downpayment on the Obama regime’s program to help “stimulate” the economy by hiring more tax-fed state enforcement agents. Police agencies across the country have asked for a total of $8.3 billion in “stimulus” funds, and Obama has promised to seek funding for at least $50,000 new police officers.

Created by the 1994 Omnibus Crime Bill, the COPS program has played a major role in federalizing law enforcement. As our country careens into a depression, the COPS program is providing funds to hire new police and to keep police on the payroll in states and municipalities facing severe budget cuts.

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