[hoosierham]

DANGER!

When the Army gains arrest powers in peacetime , this nation ceases to be a fre country.

History is full of examples.

[AD from SpringBay]

This is what the Second Amendment to the United States Constitution is all about.

[weikel]

Military rule in this country, since the military's almost entirely composed of conservatives, would eventually mean a right wing dictatorship( or monarchy).

Historically the states of right wing dictators and monarchs tend to be smaller and less intrusive then those of Republics or Democracies.

In fact the entry of the military into politics would probably save freedom in this country in the long term rather than destroy it as we are rapidly heading towards a police state now( with this TIPs gestapo crap). Its not like Russia during WWI when the military was subverted by Bolsheviks. The army is conservative here if they end up ruling the government will become smaller and more conservative as well.

[John Locke]

Just to mention the most famous historical example: the crossing of the Rubicon in 49BC by Julius Caesar. The beginning of the transition of Rome from a Republic into an Empire.

Today, we stand at the same watershed. And since so few of us remember history, I fear we are bound to repeat it.

[steamroller]

I have to wonder how the military was legally utilized to put down riots in Detroit and LA(twice).These were federal troops,not national guardsmen.I know the 82nd Airborne was sent into Detroit in 1967.What was the legal basis for this?I am not asking a trick question-I really don't know.