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Originally Posted by armymom1228
I honestly believe no American soldier will not defend our Constitution.
I also believe that the vast majority of our military have a sense of honor and duty to this country that will require them to not take or obey orders that would have them harm fellow Americans on the soil they are oath bound to defend. I just refuse to believe otherwise.
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Armymom,
I will try and answer your assumption, and address the overall post
This post started out with Penn’s Question of “will there be martial Law”, and has devolved into discussion of political parties, patriotism, and knowledge of history.
On the original question, I am a strong Maybe –
leaning towards absolutely. I have had a queasy stomach about this for a long time. Here is my rational.
We have an “all volunteer” military, led by GO’s who appear to be more interested in pleasing the sitting SecDef, Senator, or POTUS than
standing on strong moral principal. Starting with Jimmy Carter, and continuing to 0Bama, there have been (to my knowledge) NO General Officer that has said
this is wrong (slashing Budgets, ill-equipping troops / missions, dangerous ROE, public humilitation),
and in protest, offered their resignation.
After they leave AD, there is a whole bunch that say
“I never really agreed with that” (whether it’s Waco, Bosnia, or Iraq). Well fella, you had the rank and responsibility to vote with your feet, and you didn’t.
Now imagine an ever-grasping Federal Government that finally commits to some
legislation, tax, or treaty that a segment of the populace finds intolerable. They rise up and resist, and we have a set of Joint Chief’s that really want the Military to be relative with the POTUS, and congress, and presto,
Federal Troops are dispatched.
Forget “Posse Comitatus”, like the constitution, it’s an outdated concept.
Now the question becomes,
will the American Federal Troops, in an all-volunteer American Army, fire on American Citizens.
I cite a 1994 survey that was undertaken by Navy Lt Cmdr. Ernest G Cunningham, for his masters thesis. - “Question 46
This is how the question was posed to the Marines:
"The U.S. government declares a ban on the possession, sale, transportation, and transfer of all non-sporting firearms. A thirty day amnesty period is permitted for these firearms to be turned over to the local authorities. At the end of this period, a number of citizens groups refuse to turn over their firearms.
Consider the following statement: `I would fire upon U.S. citizens who refuse or resist confiscation of firearms banned by the U.S. government'."
Of the 264 who responded,
26.34 percent, or 79 Marines,
indicated they would be willing to "fire upon U.S. citizens."
Of that total, 18.67 percent, or 56 Marines, indicated they "agree" with the statement, and 7.67 percent, or 23 Marines, indicated that they "strongly agree."
A total of 61.66 percent, or 185, indicated that they were opposed to firing at citizens.”
Also of concern is the fact, as reported by Cunningham in his thesis, that 97.67 percent of the Marines responded to a question
an overwhelming 85.33 percent in the affirmative-that they would be willing to "participate in missions under a U.S. National Emergency Police Force..."
http://www.ssrsi.org/Onsite/BBStext/shootus.htm
Survey Questions -
http://www.israelect.com/reference/W...rtin/FIRE-1%20[A].htm
SnT