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The menace of an increasingly militarized set of federal agencies, from the IRS to Social Security, HHS, and everything in between - in essence a de facto standing army, vested with the power to completely disregard the Constitution - cannot be overstated, nor can its danger be ignored.
BOSTON, Mass. (May 5, 2021) – Bills introduced in the Massachusetts House and Senate would take the first step to limit state participation in federal police militarization programs by limiting local law enforcement agencies from acquiring certain military equipment from federal programs. A coalition of Democrats introduced House Bill 2479 (H2479), and Senate Bill 1539 (S1539) on March 29. The legislation would require law enforcement agencies to get local government approval before obtaining military equipment through federal programs. The bills would prohibit local law enforcement agencie...
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (April 13, 2021) – Last Wednesday, the Maryland Senate gave final approval to a bill that would ban state and local law enforcement agencies from acquiring certain military equipment from federal programs, an essential step toward ending the federal militarization of police within the state. Sen. William Smith (D) introduced Senate Bill 600 (SB600) on Jan 29. As introduced, the legislation instituted reporting requirements law enforcement agencies must follow relating to the police-involved death of a civilian. During the legislative process, the bill was amended to include t...