Defending Civil Liberties Pentagon Provides Military Grade Weapons To Local Police

The Posse Comitatus Act was meant to to limit the powers of local
governments and law enforcement agencies from using federal
military personnel to enforce the laws of the land.
 
How does our government get around that without an act of congress?
 
It's simple, turn the 'domestic' police force into a standing army...
 

 Pentagon provides
military grade weapons to local police

A new standing army
 
Local law enforcement has been getting assistance from the Pentagon. The recent militarization of the police at the Occupy protests has proved this true. The Pentagon program is getting military-grade weapons in the hands of local law enforcement in the US to use on American citizens. The Department of Defense has handed over $500 million worth of weapons this year. Is the government gearing up for mainstream to rise up? Max Blumenthal, writing fellow for The Nation Institute, joins us to answer some of these questions.