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To: Nachum; All

The founding fathers DETESTED standing armies that could be used against the people!

That’s why they provided for a Navy to guard the shores, but relied on the militia, which were the people themselves, to defend against invasion.


46 posted on 03/22/2010 9:24:06 PM PDT by djf (I think "The stuff of life" is not "stuff". But "stuff" ain't bad!!)
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To: djf
The founding fathers DETESTED standing armies that could be used against the people!

When Obama organizes his "civilian security force" to enforce taxation without representation we will be so totally screwed...any uprising will be crushed like a common cockroach...


49 posted on 03/22/2010 9:27:51 PM PDT by Niteflyr ("Just because something is free doesn't mean it's good for you".)
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