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To: zonder who wrote (448)	12/9/2002 4:11:00 PM
From: Hawkmoon	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 15987

I am not so familiar with the constitutional role of the US army as "protector" - do they have the right and the duty to seize control if they feel the country is in danger? It's HIGHLY unlikely that the US military would ever have to intervene and stage a coup. There are too many existing checks and balances on political power in the US already (Supreme court, Congress, Executive, States government.. etc). But were it to come to that, the US military swear their oaths to the constitution, not the commander in chief. But I do believe that a professional non-politicized military is the key for any democracy to thrive and flourish. It's prevents the more unruly segments of society from usurping control through violent means, and prevents them from disrupting the system too much should they ever manage to obtain power. Hawk