I think it is in the finest traditions of patriotism.
I know that 35,000 TOTAL US Coast Guard cannot do everything they are required by Congress.
I agree. So they should reallocate their resources. How about cutting back on S&R (since aquaculture and NMFS have killed the fishing industry) and concentrating on containers?
They also are under direct command of the Commander-in-Chief since they are one of the 5 branches of the military.
Every department in the Executive Branch is under the command of the President. The DOT is not part of the military at which time it has been historically transferred to the Navy (see your own history (I had already been there)). We do not have a declared war. I said that too. Write your congressman and ask that war be declared and then the Coast Guard will be part of the Navy and the Navy can then allocate the resources. I want accountability and Mineta won't proivide that (see airports).
Or will you just complain instead of helping in the real world?
Now that is really unfair if you know anything about me. I gave up a career and $300,000 in income to help do something about regulatory tyranny in this country. That is what I saw in these regulations and I argue that it is not in the best interest of what remains of the republic.
There is a reason for the separation of powers, you know that. It is because combining the three powers, legislative, executive, and judicial into one branch of government is structurally destructive to individual liberty and justice under the rule of law. We see it in the various environmental and land management agencies all the time and I am certain that you would agree that the results have been nothing short of a horror to this nation's farmers, foresters, miners, and ranchers and threatens our both our resource independence and startegic military capability. Note how these very factors created the underlying conditions we face and threaten us more than losing a few ships.
So, Semper911 sees nothing wrong with that structure because it's the Coast Guard, and I call it a structural problem no matter what agency it is. We disagree. I provided examples of how the Coasties are human and he didn't like it and you call it disrespectful. I would argue that it was he who doesn't respect the Constitution. If you don't like that, too bad.