I’m not usually openly political, but this sent a chill through my heart. From an article about the relief work done on our most recent hurricane Rita.
The Pentagon said soldiers and Marines had rescued about 1,000 people in flooded coastal areas of southwest Louisiana in the past 24 hours.
The military’s success in those rescues and helping restore order after Katrina had the Defense Department wondering if the 1878 law restricting use of troops for domestic purposes needs to be tweaked. Bush had said on Sunday that Congress should consider giving the military a lead role in responding to natural disasters.
From here. I keep picturing troops invading my state of Massachusetts just because they can. To “help” us and “correct” our view of how things should be. Right. Because it’s a “natural disaster” - our crazy liberal ideas on gay marriage and such.
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I remember seeing something to that effect in an article somewhere. I’m completely against a view of the military being used in that manner. One only has to look at Nigeria for an example of what happens when the military says it can do a better job maintaining peace, eradicating corruption, managing government, etc. People may buy that argument at first out of desperation but they will regret it.