They're testing the waters; making sure that they get a feel for what the responses will be. Eventually they will get their way because they control so much of what we have to deal with already. Central banking, fiat currency, NAFTA, World Bank, FEMA, CIA, militarized police, rigged elections, FATCA, countless regulations mandated by bureaucrasts who weren't even elected and cannot be fired, government workers who obediently obey unconstitutional laws and orders while disregarding their sworn duty to uphold it - gradualism at its most exemplary. It's not a conspiracy when its a fact.