And just because the Congress authorized a standing Army and state National Guards, does not mean the Second Amendment is negated.
That scumdog Jamie Raskin
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The founders saw that as a threat to the citizenry as well.
SamSpade
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But I have also read - it certainly wasn't a universal thing. Hamilton was famously against a peacetime army - but argued in the Federalist that you can't have a useful army unless it's ready once war breaks out. That, and the sense that state militias of larger states would end up protecting states with smaller ones.
And what were the duties of our first standing army when not at war... guarding the frontier (i.e. borders).
SamSpade
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Not that I dispute this - but - I've never heard this before. I realize it was made later, but wouldn't this violate posse comitatus?
Hasn't that always been the view of armies for law enforcement?
Posse comitatus is a post Civil War creation.
SamSpade
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Hence the phrasing I realize it was made later, - in 1878, actually
I just thought it was one of those things the nation was against, generally, and was made law years later.
Not trying to start an argument - I am simply unfamiliar with the practice of using a peacetime army to guard the borders.
No worries. I don't like arguing either. During Washington's Presidency the US Marshall Service was established. Basically one Marshall per district (state) plus Maine and Kentucky. The only federal representative out on the frontier was the Army. Mainly to keep an eye on the natives, but they were basically the federal law.
People say the President cannot put the Army on the border because of Posse Comitatus. I do not believe that was ever adjudicated, and I'd be interested to see how our Sups would rule on the matter. Besides, the work around is put a Border Protection Agent in with the soldiers. The Army is basically the eyes, ears, and muscle of the agents. Just like the Navy carrying around CG personnel on their ships in the Caribbean.
SamSpade
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I think one of the current ideas is rule the cartels as either a national threat or as terrorists. Flimsy legally but not inarguable, as they pose the most direct and current threat to our citizens.
Yes the military is not seeking to ' arrest ' anyone, but fix, engage, and destroy the enemy
“I am profoundly grateful not only to those who have encouraged me on this exciting path but also to those from all over Maryland who have strongly encouraged me to run for the U.S. Senate seat being left vacant by Senator Ben Cardin,” Raskin said in a lengthy statement.
“If these were normal times, I am pretty sure that this is what I would be announcing now,” he continued. “But these are not normal times and we are still in the fight of our lives for democratic institutions, freedom and basic social progress in America as well as human rights and opportunity for people all over the world.”
The four-term congressman noted that he believes “the best way for (him) to make the greatest difference in American politics in 2024 and beyond is this: to run for reelection to the House of Representatives in Maryland’s extraordinary 8th District.”
Raskin conceded that the prospect of running for the US Senate “remains alluring,” but he pointed to “a different and more urgent calling right now,” citing his advocacy for pro-democracy reforms in the US and abroad.
“I cannot walk away from the center of this fight in the people’s House and in the country,” he said. “We are still in the fight of our lives, the fight for democracy and freedom and for the survival of humanity.”
“If these were normal times, I am pretty sure that this is what I would be announcing now,” he continued. “But these are not normal times and we are still in the fight of our lives for democratic institutions, freedom and basic social progress in America as well as human rights and opportunity for people all over the world.”
The four-term congressman noted that he believes “the best way for (him) to make the greatest difference in American politics in 2024 and beyond is this: to run for reelection to the House of Representatives in Maryland’s extraordinary 8th District.”
Raskin conceded that the prospect of running for the US Senate “remains alluring,” but he pointed to “a different and more urgent calling right now,” citing his advocacy for pro-democracy reforms in the US and abroad.
“I cannot walk away from the center of this fight in the people’s House and in the country,” he said. “We are still in the fight of our lives, the fight for democracy and freedom and for the survival of humanity.”
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“But the idea that our drug strategy is flawed because it doesn’t put religion in the center seems to me to be preposterous,” said Raskin, the top Democrat on the House Oversight panel.
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“Biden made a fortune being in office. Trump gave up a fortune being in office,” he added. “Biden profited from the White House. The American People profited from Trump in the White House. Biden sacrificed the country for himself. Trump sacrificed himself for the country.”
Mike Davis, founder of the Article III Project and former chief counsel for nominations to then-Senate Judiciary Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-IA), encouraged people to “welcome” the discussion.
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WingsOfGold
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Does Ratskin think he looks cool with the rag? Millions of bald men and they don't care. How STUPID he looks in a suit and rag.
That’s his Baltimore street CRED.
WingsOfGold
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I saw him in street corner concert at the Block
Going downtown, gonna see my baby
Gonna sing her a song
I'm gonna show her my ding dong,
It's a cancer thing. You can't make fun if it or him. He's teflon.
It can't take him soon enough. He's a cancer on our government.