No, you don't: Marines are Navy, and Air Force could be rolled back int the Army Air Corp.
If airflight was posisble in the days of the Founding Fathers they would have authorized it. Defense is a legitimate function of government.
It may be legitimate, but Army and Navy are the only ones authorized by the Constitution -- if you want more, then an amendment should be adopted. BTW, this would shake up the whole defense industry [corporations], and that might be a good thing.
There are also other pieces of defense buried in other agencies (Centers for disease control, national institutes of health are two that come to mind.)
*shrug* -- Sucks to be them.
But the bottom line is the same. Get the fedgov out of anything not authorized by the Constitution
Wait, here you are arguing not exactly following the constitution and ending with a get govt out of things not authorized by the constitution
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That's pretty inconsistent. (Also, if something is really needed and proper to the federal government, then there's no reason not to use a Constitutional amendment.)
OWS->No, you don't: Marines are Navy, and Air Force could be rolled back int the Army Air Corp.
Good points. I had forgotten that Air Force started as part of Army. The end result is the same however, we preserve our defensive capabilities.
JO->There are also other pieces of defense buried in other agencies (Centers for disease control, national institutes of health are two that come to mind.)
OWS->*shrug* -- Sucks to be them.
These defense agenices need to be moved back into DOD where they belong. These are legitimate Army functions.
JO->But the bottom line is the same. Get the fedgov out of anything not authorized by the Constitution
OWS->Wait, here you are arguing not exactly following the constitution and ending with a get govt out of things not authorized by the constitution? That's pretty inconsistent. (Also, if something is really needed and proper to the federal government, then there's no reason not to use a Constitutional amendment.)
I see no inconsistency in maintaining the means to "provide for the common defense"