I agree with you and with the President that we must confront and destroy ISIL.
The Constitution is very clear. It gave the power to declare war to Congress.
So what is President Obama's Administration's position on handing out bayonets to the police force?
I cannot imagine any use for a bayonet in an urban setting.
I find these decisions to be very easy to make. You just should not be giving out mine-resistant vehicles.
What is the Administration's opinion on giving out mine-resistant ambush protection 20-ton vehicles to towns across Amer...
This has largely been something that--the militarization of police is something that has gotten so far out of control.
My understanding is that you have the ability to decide what equipment is given out and what equipment is not given out.
One of the fundamental things about America is dissent and the ability to have dissent, and it needs to be peaceful.
But confronting protesters with armored personnel carriers is thoroughly un-American.
This is crazy out of control, and giving military equipment, and with the breakdown of the whole idea of due process.