"Guns in the hands of the bureaucrats"

Our own tax dollars being spent to enslave us

(NaturalNews) The federal government is becoming increasingly militarized, with numerous agencies now employing their own SWAT teams to conduct raids on raw milk producers, beekeepers, lemon growers - or anyone else who runs afoul of agency policies.The trend has increased during Obama's presidency and is not only costing taxpayers enormous amounts of money, but also terrorizing citizens who could hardly be considered dangerous criminals by any sane estimation.The USDA is just one example. From BlacklistedNews.com:The militarization of agencies that have nothing to do with national security is disturbing, particularly when it involves non-violent innocent citizens being bullied and intimidated by lethal force in the name of protecting corporate interests.As Ron Paul said in 1997:No doubt the founders of this country are rolling in their graves as we slip deeper into an authoritarian system that serves the interests of a corporate fascist state.It's difficult to imagine any possible justification for supplying the SSA or the NOAA with hundreds of thousands of hollow-point bullets, or have I missed something?Over the past ten years, 44 "traditionally administrative" federal agencies have spent more $71 million on military equipment, including cannon launchers, firearms and ammunition.As the federal government increasingly encroaches on Second Amendment freedoms, it is also arming itself to the teeth. And that's not even mentioning the fact that law enforcement agencies are also becoming more militarized by the day.As Adam Andrzejewski, founder of OpenTheBooks.com, told theIt's time we recognize the threat we face from our own government. The increasing militarization of federal agencies and the simultaneously increasing restrictions on citizens' rights to own guns should send a clear signal that the principles our nation was founded upon are being systematically undermined.If we fail to heed the warning signs, we can say goodbye to the freedoms our founding fathers worked so hard to establish and that so many have died for since to protect.