Dubya gave Fed its own armed police!

Gee, I wonder why I'm not getting paranoid right-wing e-mail forwards about this. Maybe because the Fed's police powers were granted by Dubya's Patriot Act in 2001? Naw, couldn't be.

What's worse, since the Federal Reserve's 12 banks are privately owned by commercial banks, all Federal Reserve Law Enforcement Officers, who have the right to make arrests and use deadly force, work for private banks.

So thanks to Dubya, Wall Street has its own armed police force.  

"There is also the obvious question as to why the expense, training and potential liability of armed police would be necessary when all of the Federal Reserve Banks are in cities with large municipal police forces."  Yeah, that's a really good question.

"Bank boys, bank boys, what you gonna do, what you gonna do when they come for you?..."

As Occupy Protesters Chant F*** the Fed, Few Are Aware the Federal Reserve Has Been Given Domestic Police Powers; With Glock 22s and Patrol Cars

By Pam Martens

September 17, 2012 | Wall Street On Parade

URL:  http://wallstreetonparade.com/2012/09/as-occupy-protesters-chant-f-the-fed-few-are-aware-the-federal-reserve-has-been-given-domestic-police-powers-with-glock-22s-and-patrol-cars/