Federal Forces on the streets on an American City without invitation or coordination with local law enforcement or officials. They are attacking this retired Navy Special Forces citizen of Portland who simply asked them to remember their oath. 

 

He is unarmed and not challenging them other than their ethics and morals.  They broke his hand and beat him several times before spraying him point blank with pepper spray. This is not legal; it is not right it is not a response to attacks on Federal Property. 

 

For years the right-wingers warned of government overreach and used it as an excuse to stockpile semi-automatic weapons, and explosive to defend their rights and freedom. They came out to defend a rancher who refused to pay grazing fees, like his neighbor did, to the government: Cliven Bundy. They came out to support the takeover of a park office: Malheur National Wildlife Refuge. 

 

Today their response to heavily armed federal forces in unmarked black vans with no identification or warrant taking US Citizens off the streets is, wait for it…. Still waiting. Sad, because they could at least say I told you so, even if their prior causes were misplaced. 

Now it is on us.

"First They Came .... "

First they came for the Jews
and I did not speak out
because I was not a Jew.

Then they came for the Communists
and I did not speak out
because I was not a Communist.

Then they came for the trade unionists
and I did not speak out
because I was not a trade unionist.

Then they came for me
and there was no one left
to speak out for me.

(Pastor Martin Niemöller)

 

What will you do?