Obama's Droning Drones and the Schutzstaffel

            The question is, “What kind of training do ‘federal agents’ receive?”  We as an American people seem to know little about the Department of Homeland Security other than they and their partners are requiring 1.8 billion hollow point .40 bullets over the next four to five years.  With the traditional American military, it is transparent with a tried and true protocol for training.  We as a populace have been exposed to this entity, as it has been a core part of our existence since the birth of this country.  With each successive war usually it has been very clear the role of the military in our national defense.  Desert Storm was well covered by the television media.  The Iraq war less so, because it became dangerous for journalists.  Prudent, dedicated, and honest reporters found ways to present the truth to the American public.  That has changed dramatically with the “sprawl” of media driven both by cable television and the internet.  The boundaries have become blurred between entertainment and news.  It is not dissimilar to “Big Brother” in Orwell’s novel l984.  The goal was this blurring of boundaries between the truth and governmental propaganda.  It seems this may have come to fruition in the U.S.  It has been widely reported by former reputable news anchors that lies intentionally are being spread by dishonest, self-serving, potentially harmful politicians desperate for their government subsidized paychecks.  The expansion of a relatively new government-employed civilian-staffed “para-military” cannot help but be met with question.  Because George W. Bush created this agency in light of the 9/11 attacks at a time of impending war, its constitution seems to be shrouded in secrecy.  Similarly to our military, the CIA and FBI while often performing covert actions, at least are watch dogged by the public and our representative elected officials.  It seems the Department of Homeland Security is another entity all together.  With such a political dynamic of unbridled intelligence gathering by President Obama’s drone program (of which we know little), it has become to appear that America has an additional force responsible for the existence, location, and eradicating of terror movement before they become volatile.  Who is overseeing this movement?  Which wing of our military is operating the drones?  What administrative body is performing the appropriate checks and balances in compliance with the Geneva Convention?  With Rand Paul’s recent lengthy filibuster, it seems President Obama himself has blurred the boundaries of due process and would rather murder suspects covertly with little to no accountability to the American people.  With such a large bullet purchase for the DHS creating a huge shortage of ammunition for American citizens, one cannot help but see a pattern beginning to unfold.  It probably is true this depletion of rounds also was created by the hoarding of ammunition by people feeling an ensuing jeopardizing of their Second Ammendment rights.  There are many ways to look at it that have been verbalized.  My personal sentiment is we do not want in America a secretive, well-armed, para-military force empowered with the task of implementing our President’s covert agenda.  Forces of these types traditionally in history and more specifically in Hitler's Nazi controlled Germany were called the S.S. or Schutzstaffel  Resemblances to this Nazism are not prone to advance the popularity of a sitting second term American president who now could be attempting to implement the original intentions of his sponsors.  Likewise questionable legislation and cabinet picks are not helping the situation.  I voted for President Obama and patiently am waiting for the appearance of an affordable health care plan for me and others around me that cannot afford it.  In light of a particular’s state rejection of 2 billions dollars of federal aid for Medicaid expansion to the poor, I am beginning to feel more and more like a surf rather than a middle-classed American.  This is not a good feeling, and the creation of a private para-military force for the President along with the all ready burgeoning Ft. Bragg Regional Alliance and its directives for Base Realignment and Closure have life where I live resembling a police state.  Some reassurance for my personal security would be appreciated, because the sound of that turbo-charged four cylinder drone engine flying continuously over my house is annoying.