I've always seen USA politicians bleating about "small government" - yet they suddenly have all these feds from nowwhere.
if they aren't carrying proper badges, what, if anything, prevents ICE and other agencies from simply deputising the Proud Boys, handing them guns and uniforms and letting them pick off whoever they wanted (like in the "Wild West"?)
Or indeed fash just taking matters into their own hands.
Even here in England I can buy hidden flashing blue lights for my car from Amazon no questions asked (as well as the amber ones maintenance crews are allowed to use), and there's already problems here with folk being robbed/attacked by fake cops..
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