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To: The Street who wrote (25918)	1/11/1999 3:04:00 PM
From: Hawkmoon	Respond to of 116816

Street, I never said that I have been in combat. I asked if any of those people promoting fear and the belief that "troops in the streets" equates to the destruction of the US constitution forever. I inferred your suspicion about localized suspension of some civil rights from the comment by Clinton you highlighted. I then extending that example to a broader more far-reaching scenario. The subject, from my understanding, has been the fear of a declaration of martial law. You also provided links that implied that the National Guard was directly linked to the bombing in OK City creating a suspicion of conspiracy. I certainly don't see the evidence for such a claim to be responsibly made. Please understand that I take this situation pretty seriously since if just a couple of folks out here voice these suspicions, I have to wonder about the rest of america and their thoughts. If there are M-16 wielding troops marching in the streets, it will be because of a percieved, or real, threat to public safety and civil order. Otherwise, troops would obviously be involved in relief efforts such as occur each and everyday somewhere in the US. The National Guard is CONSTANTLY being called upon to serve a variety of support missions for state and federal agencies. The average person doesn't see how involved the NG is on a daily basis and how much in demand their services are. I'll guarantee you if I can't get pure water because of a Y2K problem, the last thing I'm going to b*tch about is whether the people providing me emergency supplies are civilians or military. But I will care about whether or not the police have the ability and resources available to maintain public order. Hurricane Andrew sure proved a challenge for them (btw, the NG provided security during that disaster too. I didn't see the constitution thrown out and ripped up then.) But obviously the NG has a serious public relations problem. Regards, Ron