(04-25-2010, 09:52 AM)Benny2guns Wrote: There is this Bill.The Tenth Amendment restates the Constitution's principle of federalism by providing that powers not granted to the national government nor prohibited to the states by the Constitution of the United States are reserved to the states or the people.
Tenth Amendment to the United States Constitution
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tenth_Amend...nstitution
I am not a constitutional law professor but I think it may have something to do with what is happening.
the power of control over the land and sea forces of the united states reside with the national government. the police are classed as one of Americas land forces, (it's actually called police force)
this is the enumerated bill that states the gov is in charge of land forces etc.;
To make Rules for the Government and Regulation of the land and naval Forces.
as shown in a previous post.
heres some more reading to substantiate the above;
Federal police possess full federal authority as given to them under United States Code (U.S.C.). Federal Law Enforcement Officers are authorized to enforce various laws not only at the federal level, but also state, county, and local in many circumstances.
U.S. Park Police officers standing by during the 2005 Inauguration Day
Both types operate at the highest level and are endowed with police roles, both may maintain a small component of the other (for example, the FBI Police). The agencies have nationwide jurisdiction for enforcement of federal law. All federal agencies are limited by the U.S. Code to investigating only matters that are explicitly within the power of the federal government. However, federal investigative powers have become very broad in practice, especially since the passage of the USA PATRIOT Act.
The Department of Justice (DOJ) is the largest and most pronounced law enforcement agency, and handles most law enforcement duties at the federal level.[8] It includes the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF), the United States Marshals Service, and others.
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is another branch with numerous federal law enforcement agencies reporting to it. U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), United States Secret Service (USSS), United States Coast Guard (USCG), and the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) are some of the agencies that report to DHS.
