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To: chuckles
I never will. The military doesn't belong in US cities, never has, never will.

Not that its up to you, but on what are you basing that proclamation (other than your own flaming paranoia)?

The men back from Baghdad would tend to disagree with you on the utility of urban training.

99 posted on 02/09/2008 4:06:43 PM PST by TomB ("The terrorist wraps himself in the world's grievances to cloak his true motives." - S. Rushdie)
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To: TomB
I base it on the law. Troops are not allowed to do anything against the citizens that pay for them. A little history of the foundation of the country is in order. Also the Posse Comitatus act passed after the Civil War was based on Common Law.

As far as my "flaming paranoia", that's what keeps you free. If you trust the government, you are the fool, not me. Government is FORCE, nothing less. I have no way of knowing how old you are, but apparently you have been asleep for the last 50 years, or you are too young to remember. I find many posters here today weren't even alive when Carter was president or were in diapers when Clinton did his mischief. If you believe the government is here to "help" you, maybe you would feel more at home at the DU.

As far as me saying there is no utility in urban training, read my posts again. I never said that. I just don't want it done in my town. The 3rd Amendment deals with quartering troops. They can stay out of my house and off the roof of my buildings. The soldiers can get any training they need, from government property. Again, I say, I wonder what the troops back from Baghdad would say, if they were ordered to search, arrest, or shoot US citizens on the say so of some captain somewhere. If we are indeed to that point, then why are they not at the border tonight, arresting and shooting invaders to our country? Are American citizens the only ones you would have them arrest?

106 posted on 02/09/2008 5:27:14 PM PST by chuckles
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