[SkyDancer]

Not sure. I think the Constitution forbids using soldiers against the citizens; it’s what happened in Europe at the time and the Founding Fathers didn’t want the same thing here. Using the national guard is completely different IMHO.

[Zhang Fei]

[I think the Constitution forbids using soldiers against the citizens; it’s what happened in Europe at the time and the Founding Fathers didn’t want the same thing here.]

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Not the Constitution. The Posse Comitatus Act, passed a century later.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Posse_Comitatus_Act