Mainstream Media 'Discovers' Insurrection Act After 200+ Years
The Independent recently 'uncovered' the Insurrection Act of 1807, speculating if Trump might deploy it to quell dissent. This urgent analysis conveniently glosses over the Act's broader application, not just by Trump, but consistently by presidents to sidestep Posse Comitatus. It's almost as if the possibility of military deployment within the U.S. only becomes a major concern when it's
politically expedient, rather than a systemic issue. We're meant to focus on potential future abuses, not the existing ones. This same media complex often ignores the fact that militarized police forces, directly funded by the federal government through programs like the 1033 program, already bring military hardware to your streets. These are the same 'troops', just dressed in blue. The Act,
invoked multiple times including during the 1992 Los Angeles riots and even by Eisenhower, isn't a new threat, but a long-standing tool of state power. How many times have we seen the military-industrial complex funnel hardware to local police before concerns about 'insurrection' magically appear?