Yup. Since 9/11 the US state has been working hard to consolidate its domestic power, creating a domestic counter-insurgence force (the DHS) to circumvent the P

Yup. Since 9/11 the US state has been working hard to consolidate its domestic power, creating a domestic counter-insurgence force (the DHS) to circumvent the Posse Comitatus Act and a command-structure for military action within the continent (NORTHCOM), among many other complementary developments. Wherever the agenda originated, both political parties are following it and the power consolidation is unlikely to stop until completion barring some disruptive influence.