[Das Outsider]

IMHO, the military are honorable, disciplined, literate, educated, informed and conservative patriots. In their hands, our country would at least have the hope of security and the will to bring it back from the brink.

I also think they are, by and large, honorable, disciplined, literate, educated, informed, and patriotic--whether they are conservative or not. In a state of martial law, who gives the orders? Is there no longer a Commander-in-Chief? This is why I asked whether you were referring to a national state of martial law or something more local or regional. Apparently I have this deep and abiding fear of another Praetorian Guard.

Why not citizen militias instead?

The email insert you provided is a must-read.

[Jo Nuvark]

I believe a civilian militia is a wonderful idea.
The Minutemen are already in place doing the job
bloggers won’t do. (finger pointing at me)

I wondered if that Social Security thing had been
posted on Free Republic but I haven’t researched yet.