Tommy also said that "a little rebellion, now and then, is a good thing" and specified that he meant armed rebellion with the words "The tree of
liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants."
when facing the might of the U.S. military (of which I was a member for 23 years), only idiots and the armies of big nations fight
stand-up. But the Iraqi and Afghan insurgents have reminded everybody how the superpower can be taken on. And if you think Muslim
guerrillas are sons-of-bitches, wait'll you have to deal with rednecks.
impunity, just like rappers using the "N-word") and that's the real reason the martial law idea being bandied about the
water coolers was so out-of-touch. If the President tried to impose martial law as a "covert" coup d'etat, a substantial part of the military
would refuse to obey. He would, in fact, then be a domestic enemy of the Constitution, which we swore to defend when we enlisted. I don't think Cheney is
stupid enough to pull that. Hell, Clinton wasn't quite stupid enough for that one. I'm less certain about Shrub, but I think
he'll still follow Cheney's lead.
(Admittedly, if the civilians were from Dixie, I'd've fired on them with positive pleasure. I'm the only Northerner I
know who's still bitter about the Civil War.)
By the way, Ayiekie, that's an adorably scowling avatar you've got there.
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Big Brother is watching you. And damn, you are so bloody BORING.
liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants."
Quote: ...anyone who seriously believes that a mob of civilians armed with any sort of personal weapons could overthrow the US government - or any modern governmentIt's called "asymmetric warfare" if you're too hung up on Pentagonese to like the good old term "guerrilla war." Yes,
with a modern military - is kidding themselves. North Korea has a much better chance of beating the US military in a stand-up fight than every militia in the
US put together.
when facing the might of the U.S. military (of which I was a member for 23 years), only idiots and the armies of big nations fight
stand-up. But the Iraqi and Afghan insurgents have reminded everybody how the superpower can be taken on. And if you think Muslim
guerrillas are sons-of-bitches, wait'll you have to deal with rednecks.
Quote: The real protection civilians have is the unwillingness of US soldiers to fire upon American civilians.True. We soldiers were not good Germans (my ancestors were from Bavaria, so I can use ethnic slurs against Germans with
impunity, just like rappers using the "N-word") and that's the real reason the martial law idea being bandied about the
water coolers was so out-of-touch. If the President tried to impose martial law as a "covert" coup d'etat, a substantial part of the military
would refuse to obey. He would, in fact, then be a domestic enemy of the Constitution, which we swore to defend when we enlisted. I don't think Cheney is
stupid enough to pull that. Hell, Clinton wasn't quite stupid enough for that one. I'm less certain about Shrub, but I think
he'll still follow Cheney's lead.
(Admittedly, if the civilians were from Dixie, I'd've fired on them with positive pleasure. I'm the only Northerner I
know who's still bitter about the Civil War.)
By the way, Ayiekie, that's an adorably scowling avatar you've got there.
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Big Brother is watching you. And damn, you are so bloody BORING.