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Old July 7, 2014, 12:36 PM   #142
Tom Servo
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Of course, that does no good at all when it's the People's Liberation Army of Hackensack.
That would involve insurrection, for which a military response would be justified.

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There is a niche for these events that is not as well filled by one weekend a month volunteers or full time soldiers 3 states away.
Yes, but the alternative is to give broad domestic policing powers to the military, which is something we don't want to do. Such a measure would lead to standing armies, and one needs only to read up on Roman history to see the potential for abuse and oppression.
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