Andrew Exum

@abumuqawama this is a good point, but who gave the local police forces the weapons? This is just as bad as arming rebels in the Mid East.

@abumuqawama Of course this doesn't interfere with the views of most states' rights people because oppression of blacks is he ORIGIN.

@abumuqawama ...ever since the Civil War: not a coincidence the the positions go together today.

@abumuqawama U have States Rights all wrong. Libertarians argue Feds can intervene if Individual Rights are infringed by local government

@abumuqawama Hmmm CHP sent to Katrina were not the most helpful in that regard

@abumuqawama http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9C04E6DF1E30F935A35753C1A9639C8B63 …

@abumuqawama my understanding is that there is a non-trivial amount for whom this is the very appeal of reducing the reach of the fed gov

@abumuqawama Total coincidence, I'm sure. #statesrights

@abumuqawama true, but you have Blair Mountain, Wounded Knee, Ruby Ridge, Waco escalation of violence by Police is not limited to locals