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Quietly, without fanfare or Congressional hearings, the USA Patriot Act in 2001 bestowed on the 12 privately owned Federal Reserve Banks, domestic policing powers...
Section 364 of the Act, “Uniform Protection Authority for Federal Reserve,” reads: “Law enforcement officers designated or authorized by the Board or a reserve bank under paragraph (1) or (2) are authorized while on duty to carry firearms and make arrests without warrants for any offense against the United States committed in their presence…Such officers shall have access to law enforcement information that may be neces
The San Francisco Fed ran an ad for Captain Specialist, noting that “you will be charged with gathering and disseminating law enforcement intelligence information to the District.” It also noted that the individual would need to “obtain and maintain top secret clearance.” Typically, that clearance level is reserved for only the highest positions in the Federal government.
Originally posted by icepack
reply to post by hawkiye
the power of this new "police" is not hurting the constitution of the united states, is it ?
Originally posted by icepack
reply to post by hawkiye
if it is unconstitutional, why don't you press charges against these laws ?
Originally posted by Dero
How else will they protect the monies though?
Doesn't seem like too big of a deal to me. I must be missing something.
Originally posted by LittleBlackEagle
Originally posted by Dero
How else will they protect the monies though?
Doesn't seem like too big of a deal to me. I must be missing something.
the fed doesn't print actual money, that's the job of the US mint.
Originally posted by Jordan River
Originally posted by LittleBlackEagle
Originally posted by Dero
How else will they protect the monies though?
Doesn't seem like too big of a deal to me. I must be missing something.
the fed doesn't print actual money, that's the job of the US mint.
I thought it was the same company that makes monopoly money