[silverdog]

Comments? Yes, two. First: all the info I have seen about use of NG troops to guard airports indicated VERY clearly that this WAS a temporary measure; a matter of weeks/months until the FAA (or this 'Homeland Security' branch of govt) could take over the job. Second: When you raised your hand and took the oath, especially that 'all enemies domestic and foreign' part, did you think they were kidding?

[2banana]

That would be temporary like in the temporary rent control plan of NYC (WWII) or the temporary fed tax on phones to pay for the Spanish American War or the temporary toll booths that will be taken down as soon as the highway is paid for?

Big difference in the oath and being used as a cheap security guard. Maybe we should be like the Soviets and use the military to help in the spring planting and like the Chinese and help run factories too?

[texlok]

>Second: When you raised your hand and took the oath, especially that 'all enemies domestic and foreign' part, did you think they were kidding?

Nobody thought that, but they didn't sign up to do something that private security should be doing anyways.

Also, they will become very bitter very fast that they could lose a lot of money and perhaps even their jobs in some cases doing the same job that somebody else should be doing. (not to mention employers in the future are not going to want to hire people who are going to end up guarding the local airport full-time).

Then there is the whole Feinstein Factor.