RoyJackson
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I was reading in this morning's Washington Times that certain elements in the government want to "amend" the Posse Comitatus Act. This Act prevents the federales from using the military to arrest civilians.
To me, this is extremely dangerous. We have quite enough concerns about the civilian law enforcement aspects (remember Ruby Ridge, Waco and that image of the FBI agent pointing an MP5 machine gun at the cuban boy in Miami a few years back?). Also, if you've ever seen the movie "The Siege" (Denzel Washington and Bruce Willis)...a foretaste of the future?
The military isn't trained to safeguard Constitutional rights...it's there to kill people (I was in the Navy for almost 10 years, so don't think I'm a flower child).
And, for we gun owners, how better to confiscate firearms then roll up to your home with heavily armed military personnel?
The military can already be called into to situations for consulting and other expertise. Do we, as citizens, want this expanded?
An extemely dangerous debate going on in Washington...what do you all think?
To me, this is extremely dangerous. We have quite enough concerns about the civilian law enforcement aspects (remember Ruby Ridge, Waco and that image of the FBI agent pointing an MP5 machine gun at the cuban boy in Miami a few years back?). Also, if you've ever seen the movie "The Siege" (Denzel Washington and Bruce Willis)...a foretaste of the future?
The military isn't trained to safeguard Constitutional rights...it's there to kill people (I was in the Navy for almost 10 years, so don't think I'm a flower child).
And, for we gun owners, how better to confiscate firearms then roll up to your home with heavily armed military personnel?
The military can already be called into to situations for consulting and other expertise. Do we, as citizens, want this expanded?
An extemely dangerous debate going on in Washington...what do you all think?