2 chapters across the catalog
Police Militarization, 12,000 Bayonets and School Evacuations
During a Senate hearing, Rand Paul questions why the Department of Defense has provided 12,000 bayonets to local police departments through the 1033 program. The hosts joke that police chiefs likely order them because they are only $1 each, and they discuss the absurdity of using armored vehicles for school evacuations.
NDAA, Indefinite Detention, and Obama Administration Requests
The National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) moves toward the President's desk, including the 1033 program for militarizing local police. Senator Carl Levin reveals that the Obama administration specifically requested the removal of language that would have exempted U.S. citizens from indefinite detention provisions. The hosts express shock that the administration actively sought the power to detain citizens as "supporters of Al-Qaeda."
