Quote Originally Posted by dorin48
Anyone remember what the The Reichstag fire was and what it did for the Nazi party?

Allow me to paint a little worst case scenario picture for you...

This report alerting local authorities about an increase in "right-wing extremeist activities" makes you angry right? (if your a conservative/libertarian/whatever) Now we all get hyped up at the big tea parties with this report fresh in our minds because it was convieniently "leaked" just a few days before hand. Now have one Obama maniac show up to the event and there is a much greater likelyhood for violence. Lets say something does happen big or small. It will be plastered all over the news and give Obama a serious implcation to subdue the right. That is how Hitler established his absolute control by setting up the fire and blaming the Communist party for it clearing his path.

you are the only other person who has mentioned the fire. remember after 9/11 we had the patriot act and katrina wasn't enough to do that, but the steps have been in the works since carter was in office.