Indeed if one was so inclined one could seek to abolish the State police force by declaring it to be a professional standing army forbidden to the States in time of peace under the Constitution of 1787.
The police ARE the standing army whose existence worried the Founders. The purpose of the standing army was to enforce the will of the rulers upon the populace.
89 posted on 03/01/2011 6:27:51 AM PST by PapaBear3625
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