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Of course, that does no good at all when it's the People's Liberation Army of Hackensack.
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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.
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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.