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How are dictatorships maintained? Military force. My plan would be difficult to implement, but the reasons for it are far from absurd. Either you do not understand the dangers of military power or you do not care about the dangers of military power. Either way, I can't say your little emotional appeal about men and women whose lives are in the politician's hands is a very rational argument against the very real problems of military power in a democratic country.
What you say may well be true in general, but in no significant way applies to modern America, although, of course, it might apply sometime in an extended future.
Rather the actual current risks come from an unaccountable executive, operating with politicized and corrupt executive branch departments, bureaucrats and regulators. It is the loss of economic freedom and property rights that is the largest problem. The primary actual risk of the application of force comes from the Federal police functions, including the FBI, BATF, DEA, INS, Border Patrol, and the Secret Service. Worse is the co-operation between the highly corrupted local law enforcement organizations all across the country, and the DEA, for example.
Regards, Don |
