[Zipporah]

I agree.. I certainly hope my statement about the 2nd amendment wasn't misunderstood. There wasn't provision for military protection and protection from incursion was from the people protecting the borders. The National Guard is needed to protect the border against a foreign military force on US soil.

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"I certainly hope my statement about the 2nd amendment wasn't misunderstood. There wasn't provision for military protection and protection from incursion was from the people protecting the borders. The National Guard is needed to protect the border against a foreign military force on US soil."

No, the National Guard is a FEDERAL force, which we DON'T want to have arrest powers. What is needed is what the 2nd Amendment calls for: The Citizen's Militia. Situations like this are what it is designed for. By using the Guard and the 2nd Amendment together like that is the position of the left. No thank you.

And calling for a draft is the most idiotic knee-jerk reaction I've heard yet on this subject.