👁️OIRA requires White House clearance for all agency rulemaking

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Trump signed executive order February 18, 2025, requiring all federal agencies to submit draft regulations for White House review while ordering increased military equipment transfers to local police departments, centralizing regulatory authority under presidential control and militarizing civilian law enforcement.

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👮‍♂️ Military gear transfers include armored vehicles and surveillance technology for local police

Federal programs provide military-grade equipment to municipal law enforcement agencies that use battlefield technology for routine policing in American communities. Armored personnel carriers, night vision systems, and weaponry designed for combat operations transform civilian policing into paramilitary operations that escalate community tensions and increase likelihood of civilian casualties.

🏛️ Trump claims direct control over FTC, FCC, and SEC designed for independent operation

Constitutional separation requires regulatory agencies to make decisions based on law and evidence rather than presidential political preferences. Executive control over independent commissions eliminates institutional safeguards that protect Americans from political manipulation of financial regulation, communication policy, and consumer protection enforcement.

⚔️ Orders raise martial law fears combined with Insurrection Act review

Military equipment distribution to civilian agencies occurs simultaneously with presidential evaluation of domestic military deployment authority, creating infrastructure for authoritarian control. The combination provides legal and physical tools needed to suppress political opposition while maintaining appearance of normal law enforcement operations.

⚖️ Administration prepared to overturn Supreme Court precedents limiting presidential agency control

Legal strategy targets judicial decisions that established independent agency authority separate from direct presidential supervision and control. Overturning these precedents would concentrate regulatory power entirely in executive hands while eliminating legislative branch oversight and judicial review of administrative decisions that affect millions of Americans.

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