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The total surveillance state

Is it in violation of the 4th

Amendment?


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Rules of the road;

I believe in a small centralized government, limited by the 18 enumerated

powers of the U.S. Constitution.

I believe in our military, our war fighters on the ground turn the tides of

war and are the greatest force to ever come into existence. They are the

best of the people.

All referenced sources viewed have been verified by three credible

independent sources.

All slides are geographically and date stamped where applicable.

Offer only facts.

The truth has no agenda.

Our path tonight will only get you to the entrance of the rabbit hole.


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Amendment IV.The right of the people (you and I) to be

secure in their persons, houses, papers, and

effects (computer, cell phone, bank accounts,

DNA, etc.), against unreasonable searches

and seizures, shall not be violated, and noWarrants shall issue, but upon probable

cause, supported by Oath or affirmation

(swearing out a warrant), and particularlydescribing the place to be searched, and the

persons or things to be seized.


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Government data basing (Data Mining)


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Operating between 1967 and 1973, over 5,925 foreigners and 1,690 organizations and

US citizens were included on the Project MINARET watch lists (among whom Malcolm X,Jane Fonda, Joan Baez, Martin Luther King, etc.), a sister project to Project SHAMROCK.

The Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 was voted by the Congress after the

exposure of the latter. The United States Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court (FISC) is

a U.S. federal court authorized under 50 U.S.C. 1803.

In the United States, the DNA Identification Act of 1994 formally authorized the FBI to

operate CODIS (Combined DNA Index System). It was completed by the DNA Analysis

Backlog Elimination Act of 2000, which was amended by the USA PATRIOT Act, Title V.

Homeless Management Information Systems developed in the late 1990s.

CM/ECF (Case Management Electronic Case Filing)

The FBI is currently the subject of a lawsuit brought by the Electronic FrontierFoundation (EFF) because of a lack of public notice describing their database and the

criteria for including personal information, as required by the Privacy Act of 1974. The

lawsuits are a result of two Freedom of Information Act requests filed by the EFF in 2006.


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In 2006 the existence of the NSA call database was revealed. It is estimated that the

database contains over 1.9 trillion call-detail records. Project Stellar Wind efforts beganapproximately seven months before the September 11, 2001 attacks.

Fusion center was started as ajoint project between the Department of Homeland

Security and the US Department of Justice's Office of Justice Programs between 2003

and 2007.

The United States Air Force created, after the September 11, 2001 attacks, a

controversial database, TALON (Threat and Local Observation Notice) included lists of

anti-war groups and people who have attended anti-war rallies.

In August 2007, the US Department of Defense announced that Guardian, another

database organized by the FBI, would take over data collection and reporting which

was previously handled by the TALON database system.


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http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/us_and_americas/article7100318.ece


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http://nation.foxnews.com/fbi/2010/04/18/fbi-chief-right-wing-extremists-big-threat-al-qaeda


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http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-503544_162-20026288-503544.html

"The threat has changed from simply worrying about

foreigners coming here, to worrying about people inthe United States, American citizens -- raised here,

born here, and who for whatever reason, have

decided that they are going to become radicalized

and take up arms against the nation in which theywere born," Holder added.


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Anti-Immigration Extremism (U//FOUO) A movement

of groups or individuals who are vehemently opposed

to illegal immigration, particularly along the U.S.

southwest border with Mexico, and who have been

known to advocate or engage in criminal activity andplot acts of violence and terrorism to advance their

extremist goals.

They are highly critical of the U.S. Governments

response to illegal immigration and oppose

government programs that are designed to extendrights to illegal aliens, such as issuing drivers

licenses or national identification cards and providing

in-state tuition, medical benefits, or public education.

Direct Action (U//FOUO) Lawful or unlawful acts of

civil disobedience ranging from protests to property

destruction or acts of violence. This term is most

often used by single-issue or anarchist extremists to

describe their activities.

Agency of issuance; Department of Homeland

Security, Office of Intelligence and Analysis, Mar 09


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(U) Rightwing extremism in the United States can be

broadly divided into those groups, movements, and

adherents that are primarily hate-oriented (based on

hatred of particular religious, racial or ethnic groups),

and those that are mainly antigovernment, rejectingfederal authority in favor of state or local authority, or

rejecting government authority entirely. It may include

groups and individuals that are dedicated to a

single issue, such as opposition to abortion or

immigration.

Agency of issuance; Department of Homeland

Security, Office of Intelligence and Analysis, Apr 09


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Agency of issuance; Bureau of Justice Assistance,

Department of Justice

Constitution Party: A minor, right-wing extremist

political party, formerly known as the U.S. Taxpayers

Party (USTP), which is one of the primary parties that

specifically try to appeal to the patriot movement.

http://info.publicintelligence.net/DoJTerrorismCriminalExtremismTerms.pdf


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Fusion Center

(MIAC) Missouri Information and

Analysis Center 02/20/09


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Militia members most commonly associate with 3rd party political groups. It is not

uncommon for militia members to display Constitutional Party, Campaign for Liberty

or Libertarian material. These members are usually supporters of former Presidential

Candidate: Ron Paul, Chuck Baldwin and Bob Barr.


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Field testing before implementation?


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http://www.theworld.org/2010/09/10/collecting-data-in-the-war-zone/


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Acoustic

Long Range Acoustic Device (LRAD)


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Digital Fingerprinting?


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http://www.mcclatchydc.com/2010/12/08/104915/fingerprint-scanner-use-raises.html

NORTH CAROLINA


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http://www.nhregister.com/articles/2010/07/19/news/bb1refingerprints071910.txt

CONNECTICUT


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Iris Scanning?


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http://daggle.com/having-an-iris-scan-to-clear-immigration-at-heathrow-166

United Kingdom


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http://www.columbiatribune.com/news/2010/jan/19/the-eyes-have-it/

MISSOURI


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http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703326204575617031249438718.html

NEW YORK


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Combat Equipment


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Vehicles


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DNA Collection?


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http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE5AN1FA20091124

United Kingdom


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http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0310/34097.html

United States


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TEXAS

http://www.ksat.com/news/26315388/detail.html#


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WYOMING

http://trib.com/news/state-and-regional/govt-and-politics/article_6733a529-7364-563f-90ca-c5c5af44a96e.html


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http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-405477/Big-Brother-shouting-you.html

United Kingdom


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http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-1089966/Minority-Report-comes-Britain-The-CCTV-spots-crimes-BEFORE-happen.html

United Kingdom


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http://www.govtech.com/featured/Smart-Cameras-Aim-to-Stop-Crimes-Before-They-Occur.html

NEW JERSEY


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http://www.statesman.com/news/local/soon-cameras-will-be-policing-downtown-austin-1127625.html?cxtype=ynews_rss

AUSTIN


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http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2010/aug/6/omalleys-spy-cameras/

MARYLAND

FUSION CENTER


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http://www.dhs.gov/files/programs/gc_1156877184684.shtm

As of July 2009, there were 72

designated fusion centers around

the country with 36 fieldrepresentatives deployed. The

Department has provided more

than $254 million from FY 2004-

2007 to state and local governments

to support the centers.


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http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705363940/Utahs-15-billion-cyber-security-center-under-way.html

UTAH, National Security Agency

UTAH DATA CENTER


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Drone Surveillance?


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http://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2010/01/23/Spy-drones-will-monitor-UK-citizens/UPI-31351264292495/

United Kingdom


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http://blogs.abcnews.com/politicalpunch/2010/08/dhs-increases-use-of-drones-on-southern-border.html

United States


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http://www.click2houston.com/investigates/14659066/detail.html

HOUSTON


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http://www.miaminewtimes.com/2010-12-09/news/miami-dade-police-buy-drones/#

MIAMI DADE


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http://www.dtic.mil/ndia/2009rangeops/FridayHansen.pdf


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http://theintelhub.com/2010/06/14/feds-to-use-drone-planes-in-united-states-against-americans/


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Warrantless GPS tracking?


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http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2009/05/police-cant-track-your-car-with-gpsor-can-they.ars

WISCONSIN


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07 AUG 2010

WASHINGTON

DELAWARE

16 DEC 2010

30 SEP 2009

MASSACHUSETTS

NEW YORK

13 MAY 2009

28 AUG 2010

CALIFORNIA

http://www.wboc.com/Global/story.asp?S=13686429


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http://www.vosizneias.com/61702/2010/08/07/washington-police-using-gps-to-track-your-car-need-a-aarrant-says-judge

http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20090930/0051136364.shtml

http://www.examiner.com/law-and-politics-in-arlington/highest-new-york-court-says-gps-tracking-requires-a-warrant-but-many-courts-disagree?render=print

http://www.switched.com/2010/08/28/cops-dont-need-warrants-to-plant-gps-on-cars-federal-court-say/


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Random searches without probable cause?


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http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-493529/Random-bag-searches-rail-passengers-Browns-Fortress-Britain.html

United Kingdom


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http://washingtonexaminer.com/local/dc/2010/12/metro-begins-random-bag-searches

VIRGIRNIA


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X-raying Americans and their private property?


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http://homelandsecuritynewswire.com/rapiscan-wins-uk-contract-its-mobile-cargo-scanner

United Kingdom


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http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/2010/0929/Feds-radiating-Americans-Mobile-X-ray-vans-hit-US-streets

United States


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http://www.wnd.com/?pageId=202853

United States


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http://www.prisonplanet.com/feds-radiating-americans-at-internal-checkpoints.html

ATLANTA 29 SEP2010


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http://m.wired.com/threatlevel/2010/12/realtime/


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http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2009/05/fbi-use-of-patriot-act-authority-increased-dramatically-in-2008/#seealsoc23b83eb982a1d8550998938c74769d2

Only a administrative subpoena is currently need, not a warrant,

Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court

Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act


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Thought Police?


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http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/5116762.stm

United Kingdom


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http://www.newscientist.com/blogs/shortsharpscience/2008/09/precrime-detector-is-showing-p.html


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http://www.dhs.gov/files/programs/gc_1218480185439.shtm#9


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http://edition.cnn.com/2010/US/10/27/pentagon.e.mail.profiling/

United States


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http://gizmodo.com/5517231/crime-prediction-software-is-here-and-its-a-very-bad-idea

FLORIDA


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http://www.govtech.com/pcio/Governments-Struggle-With-Online-Identity-Management.html

United States


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http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-501465_162-20027837-501465.html

United States

What is the Government doing?


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What is the Government doing?

What are they preparing for?

This model provides the broadest police skills, does


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p p ,

well on developing unit skills and quick mobilizationtimes, and provides significant domestic policing and

homeland security benefits by providing thousands

of additional police officers across the United

States.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/monographs/MG819.html

Weighing all considerations, the researchers concluded

that the best option would be a 6,000-person hybrid force

headquartered in the U.S. Marshals Service. The


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personnel in reserve status could be employed in stateand local police forces so they would be able to exercise

police functions in a civilian population daily and could be

called up as needed.

The Marshals Service was deemed to have many of the

requisite skills. However, its training and management

capabilities would need to be expanded to take on this

large mission, and it would have to recruit additional

personnel as well. The annual cost, $637 million, is

reasonable given the capability it buys. The cost savings in

relieving military forces of these duties could be greater

than required to create the SPF.

The Military Police option was attractive for a number of

reasons, especially its capacity, training, and logisticalcapabilities, but its inability to engage in policing activities

when not deployed was a major stumbling block. The

Posse Comitatus Act precludes military personnel from

exercising police functions in a civilian setting, and

legislative relief might be difficult to get. Even if such relief

were forthcoming, it is unclear where and how routine

police skills might be honed.


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http://www.boozallen.com/media/file/unified-quest-army-future-warfare-study-cs.pdf


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http://www.theblaze.com/stories/unified-quest-2011-pentagon-war-games-u-s-economic-meltdown/


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USNORTHCOM anticipates and conducts Homeland Defense and Civil Support operations

within the assigned area of responsibility to defend, protect, and secure the United States

and its interests.

Gen. Victor E. Renuart Jr. Commander, North American Aerospace Defense Command and

U.S. Northern Command, Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado (14 NOV 07)

http://www.npstc.org/meetings/IO-Barber-JTFCS%20101%20Brief-readahead-20081119.pdf


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http://www.ng.mil/features/vigilantguard09/default.aspx


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The Alaska National Guard, in coordination with

nearly 50 organizations and more than 4,000

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http://publicintelligence.net/alaska-conducts-disturbing-vigilant-guard-2010-exercise/

the annual Vigilant Guard exercise from April 26-- May 1, 2010. Local governments, the State of

Alaska, Alaska National Guard and Joint Task

Force Alaska conducted a state-wide

exercise that was designed to increase

emergency response capabilities to

earthquakes and natural disasters. The exercise

scenario involved an earthquake affecting South

Central Alaska and combined the states Alaska

Shield exercise, National Guards Vigilant Guard

exercise, and Joint Task Force Alaskas Arctic

Edge exercise. A major component of the

exercise involved the expertise of the National

Guard CBRNE Enhanced Response ForcePackage, which deals with chemical, biological,

and radiological disaster response. The National

Guard describes the importance of the exercise

in building synchronization between local and

federal authorities.

From September 15-18, the Montana

National Guard will be performing a joint

exercise with FEMA and NORTHCOM to

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help coordinate emergency response tonatural and manmade disasters. The

exercise is one of many regional Vigilant

Guard exercises being held by the

National Guard this year. The Puerto Rico

National Guard finished its Vigilant Guard

exercise in March and another round of

exercises in Iowa ended in June. These

Vigilant Guard exercises are part of a

larger, national-level program called

Ardent Sentry 2009. Ardent Sentry is

conducted by NORTHCOM and NORAD

and its major venues include not only

the Vigilant Guard exercises, but anAMALGAM DART exercise involving air

defense activities at Camp Rilea, Oregon

and a Nuclear Weapons Incident

exercise (NUWAIX) with a U.S. Air Force

response near Cheyenne, Wyoming.

http://publicintelligence.net/montana-vigilant-guard-2009-exercise/


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http://www.ng.mil/news/archives/2010/05/051910-Ardent.aspx


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http://www.army.mil/-news/2009/07/08/24016-arnorth-tests-ability-to-respond/

Question: What tasks will DoD perform in a pandemic

influenza outbreak within the U.S.?

Answer: DoD has identified 19 critical tasks that the

Department will perform to provide protection for its


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Department will perform to provide protection for its

personnel, mission assurance, and support to civil

authorities, both foreign and domestic, in response to

a pandemic influenza outbreak. These tasks are

already driving the shape and content ofjoint training,

military exercises, and coordination with interagencypartners. These tasks include:

Medical intelligence. Force Protection (including Force Health Protection).

Biosurveillance, disease detection, and information

sharing.

Interagency planning support. Surge medical capability to assist civil authorities.

Medical care to U.S. forces.

Installation support to civilian agencies.

Bulk transport of pharmaceutical/vaccines/commodities.

Protect defense critical infrastructure.

Communications support to civil authorities. Quarantine assistance to civil authorities.

Military assistance for civil disturbances.

Mission assurance: Defense Industrial Base.

Mortuary affairs.

Continuity of operations/government.

CCMRF- CBRNE Consequence

Management Response Force

DSCA- Defense Support of

Civilian Authorities

National Guard Regulation 500-5/

Air National Guard Instruction 10-208


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Chapter 7

National Guard Domestic Law Enforcement and Mission Assurance

Capabilities

7-1. State National Guard Reaction Force (NGRF)

a. Overview. Formed from current units and personnel resources, the

NGRFs are designed to be rapidly deployable battalion-sized all-

hazards temporary task forces. They are capable of supporting law

enforcement by providing site security, presence patrols, show of

force, establish roadblocks and/or checkpoints, control civil

disturbances, provide force protection and security for Weapons of

Mass Destruction-Civil Support Team (WMDCST) or Chemical,

Biological, Radiological, Nuclear and high-yield Explosives (CBRNE)

enhanced response force package (CERFP) operations, or respond to

and assist in protecting selected assets.

National Guard Domestic Law Enforcement

Support and Mission Assurance Operation

August 18, 2010

http://www.army.mil

Force protection -preventive measures taken to mitigatehostile actions in specific areas or against a specific populous,

usually Department of Defense personnel (including, but not

limited to, family members and chaplains), resources, facilities,

and critical information.

The U.S. Army War College in November

released a white paper called Known

Unknowns: Unconventional Strategic

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Shocks in Defense Strategy Development.

The report warned that the military must

be prepared for a violent, strategic

dislocation inside the United States,

which could be provoked by unforeseeneconomic collapse, purposeful

domestic resistance, pervasive public

health emergencies or loss of

functioning political and legal order. The

widespread civil violence, thedocument said, would force the defense

establishment to reorient priorities in

extremis to defend basic domestic order

and human security.

In extremis; Latin phrase meaning "in the

farthest reaches" or "at the point of death.

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World history has shown the unprecedented expansion of Government, leads

to the encroachment upon civil and individual liberties.

Any deployment of troops (or rumors thereof) to the field (CONUS) or the

militarization and federalization of state and local police forces give citizens causefor pause.

When the citizens have lost faith in their Government, they no longer believe

Government is working in the peoples best interest.

What I hope you take away;


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Knowledge and acute situational awareness.

Educate self and others. Research everything.

There is hope. But We the People have to, and can change our Government.

Peaceful revolution will be at the ballot box.


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Questions?


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http://www.armytimes.com/news/2008/09/army_homeland_090708w/


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http://politics4all.com/users/mikedavis/blog/1622-whiteville-tenn-police-military-dhs-hold-joint-seat-belt-checkpoint


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http://www.dominicantoday.com/dr/forum/dominicans-abroad/united-states/3251/Americas-Prototype-Police-State-Puerto-Rico


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http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/11/30/AR2008113002217.html?hpid=topnews


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http://bbvm.wordpress.com/2008/12/03/washington-post-20000-more-us-troops-to-be-deployed-for-%e2%80%9cdomestic-security%e2%80%9d/


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http://www.armytimes.com/news/2009/03/army_rucker_032809w/


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http://cityhallblog.dallasnews.com/archives/2010/12/pictures-national-guard-tears.html


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http://www.infowars.com/national-guard-soldiers-to-usher-in-new-year-at-times-square/


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http://noworldsystem.com/2008/09/08/military-guard-units-policing-rnc-protesters/


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http://www.defense.gov/news/newsarticle.aspx?id=58952


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http://www.puppetgov.com/2009/05/04/military-police-at-the-kentucky-derby/


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http://www.tennessee.gov/safety/newsreleases/2006/violations.htm


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http://www.infowars.com/combat-support-battalion-deployed-to-maintain-public-order-at-boston-marathon/


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http://www.army.mil/-news/2009/04/22/19952-massachusetts-national-guard-supports-boston-marathon/


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http://republicbroadcasting.org/?p=9564


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http://freespeech.vo.llnwd.net/o25/pub/images/chp01.png


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http://vko.va.ngb.army.mil/VirginiaGuard/news/2009Inauguration/InaugCheckpoints.html


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http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2010/03/a-detention-bill-you-ought-to-read-more-carefully/37116


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http://www.fas.org/irp/agency/dhs/nep.pdf


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http://www.fas.org/irp/agency/dhs/nep.pdf


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