Is America Becoming a Police State?...
by: Les Carpenter Rational Nation USA Purveyor of Truth Eerily resembling Nazi Germany, Communist Russian, and most totalitarian police states. Is America next to join the long line of the all powerful state? The Washington Post - The killing of 18-year-old Michael Brown by a police officer in Ferguson, Mo., has produced a rare and surprisingly unified response across the ideological spectrum, with Republicans and Democrats joining to decry the tactics of the city’s police force in the face of escalating protests. Most notably, the reactions reflect a shift away from the usual support and sympathy conservatives typically show for law enforcement in such situations. Although possibly unique to the circumstances of the events in Missouri this week, the changing reaction on the right is clear evidence of a rising and more vocal libertarian wing within the Republican Party. No better sign of that came Thursday than in an article by Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) SKIP Those people ...