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KoKo

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19. You are technically correct...but, Factually they Still Use Counties for Distribution
Sun Aug 17, 2014, 08:23 PM
Aug 2014

The New England "Township System" of Govt. is still there....but how the Federal Government Allocates is still by Counties and CT still has Counties. But, since I lived in CT it seems that two of the counties I lived in have changed their status.

Connecticut's court jurisdictions still adhere to the county boundaries, except for Fairfield, Hartford and New Haven, which have been further subdivided into several jurisdictions.

That still doesn't mean that if Hartford or New haven had Riots that other Counties wouldn't be called in to offer resources by the Governor or Dept. of Homeland Security, though.

That's why we ALL SHOULD BE WORRIED....not matter WHAT STATE WE LIVE IN...because our State/County Laws are subservient to US Govt. and Military Police State.

That's what I think that we are trying to be awakened to....with what's going on with the Militarization of our Police that's been uncovered in Full View in the Ferguson Situation which is getting to the level of what we lived with in the 60's and early 70's.


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Connecticut Counties

List of counties in Connecticut
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
See also: List of United States counties and county-equivalents
Connecticut counties

This is a list of counties in Connecticut. There are currently eight counties in the U.S. state of Connecticut. Four of them were created in 1666, during the first consolidation of the colony of Connecticut from a number of smaller colonies. Two counties were created during colonial times, and two counties, Middlesex and Tolland, were created after American independence (both in 1785). Six of the counties are named for locations in England, where many early Connecticut settlers originated.[1]

Although Connecticut is divided into counties, there is no county government in Connecticut and local government consists of cities and towns.[2][3] County government was abolished in Connecticut in 1960, although the names remain for geographical purposes. Counties are, however, still used by the state to organize its judicial and state marshal system. Connecticut's court jurisdictions still adhere to the county boundaries, except for Fairfield, Hartford and New Haven, which have been further subdivided into several jurisdictions.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_counties_in_Connecticut

To "Protect And Serve" The Oligarchs, Corporations And Banks cantbeserious Aug 2014 #1
Ask Rumsfailed Politicalboi Aug 2014 #2
Yep, I'm a multiple Iraq/Afghanistan vet rudolph the red Aug 2014 #3
Amen. IronGate Aug 2014 #4
If our troops didn't have this sophisticated equipment then where KoKo Aug 2014 #5
Given that the author got back from Iraq in 2004, a lot of the equip wasn't available at the time. NutmegYankee Aug 2014 #6
When I checked the NYT Interactive Map for Counties KoKo Aug 2014 #7
Conn. has 169 independent towns and cities to divide the equipment between them. NutmegYankee Aug 2014 #9
If you look at NYT site it's Counties. Not how it's distributed, though. KoKo Aug 2014 #15
There is no county government in Conn. It was abolished in 1960. NutmegYankee Aug 2014 #17
You are technically correct...but, Factually they Still Use Counties for Distribution KoKo Aug 2014 #19
How long did you live there? NutmegYankee Aug 2014 #21
10 years KoKo Aug 2014 #23
The OP has a point about militarization but is inaccurate. former9thward Aug 2014 #8
Like serving routine drug warrants? NutmegYankee Aug 2014 #10
I agree police are over militarized. former9thward Aug 2014 #11
While I agree on that, they do use it for other routine police tasks. NutmegYankee Aug 2014 #12
Cops in riot gear and armored vehicles were routinely used for intimidation at peaceful Occupy event pinboy3niner Aug 2014 #13
Which leads us to a big reason they dress like that - Intimidation. NutmegYankee Aug 2014 #14
Yes...that is what's happening.. "other routine police tasks" KoKo Aug 2014 #16
62% of all SWAT deployments are for drug searches. Searches - not raids. NutmegYankee Aug 2014 #18
Agree but, it's going beyond that, these days! KoKo Aug 2014 #20
we agree. NutmegYankee Aug 2014 #22
Okay...thought we did but wasn't sure ..... KoKo Aug 2014 #24
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