Great rant Box...
There was also that little incident in 1932 where President Hoover ordered Gen. MacArthur to use Army calvary, infantry and tanks to drive impoverished WW1 veterans out of their camps in DC. Did MacArthur decline to use deadly force against his countrymen? No.
Anyone who believes the US Military would not kill their countrymen if ordered to do so do not have a full understanding of US history and the willingness of people to follow orders whether or not Constitutional or moral.
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--Thomas Jefferson
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