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Carol Benson: President setting up America for a takeover

President Obama has implemented a federal program called Countering Violent Extremism Task Force. Apparently it is not intended to protect Americans from Muslim terrorism. He reportedly told the FBI they may not investigate Muslims in America. They must “partner” with Muslim Brotherhood to be informed by them but it makes the FBI wait for MB to alert them to possible terrorist threats against US residents here.

Obama has tied the hands of the FBI to prevent Muslim extremism! If that sounds crazy, think of all Obama’s pro-Muslim positions. Obama is asking for $40 million to fund CVE and will probably get it. It appears that American taxpayers are paying federal employees not to do their jobs!

Get a copy of Executive Order 13603 which Obama quietly signed into law after getting re-elected, most people have never heard of it. It’s the Patriot Act on steroids, and no one, not even the media, knows about it but it would affect everyone.

One question: Why is America bogged down in war after war that we never win? We’ve run the national debt to $19 trillion, destroyed our economy and thousands of lives for what? This war has dragged on for 15 years with no end in sight. Re-read Orwell’s “1984.”

Carol Benson, Modesto

This story was originally published June 28, 2016 at 5:42 PM with the headline "Carol Benson: President setting up America for a takeover."

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