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Maximillian Natzet wrote:
> 
> klaatu  writes:
> >
> > You seem to have very conveniently overlooked one possibility, or need I
> > say eventuality.
> >
> > That would be a long-term infiltration by renegade elements of foreign
> > powers, operating with or without support from their former countrymen.
> > [snip]
> > A series of surgical strikes (after sufficient
> > softening-up of course) could completely disable local Organized Militia
> > suficiently so as to allow the infiltrators to effectively decapitate
> > local government through the simple means of assassinating local leaders
> > in the absence of any protection by local Organized Militia, who would
> 
> You can not be seriously suggesting that such a farce is a
> legitimate threat?

Actually, considering the way you snipped it up, not really. But as for
the originial unsnippied argument - 

In all truth, I do. Now you could ask me if I thought for a moment that
anyone could _win_ pulling off such a stunt, nah. I don't think so. I
think that the quick result would be a lot of carnage, and to whichever
ethnic group the interlopers belonged would doubtless redound therafter
a long-lived policy of resentment and distrust (at the very least - I'm
thinking mass-expulsions or internments would be more likely).

> 
> In regards to the National Guard, I agree with John.  What we
> now call the National Guard is the modern incarnation of a well
> regulated militia.  The fact that the DOD spends money on the
> National Guard in no way waives its primary responsibility to
> the state government.  That federal funding is a contract between
> states and the feds, freely entered into by each party.  If the
> President deems it necessary to send Guardsmen overseas, he has
> to clear it with the Governor first.

Hmm, seems to me that in both Desert Storm and Bosnia, there' was
something of a huge flap about a governor or two refusing to send troops
and the troops got sent anyway. I'd say that is a clear indication of
complete Federal control.

> 
> The fact that a Governor generally yields that authority
> without question is purely due to the hamonious nature of our
> government at all its different levels.

Actually, I'd say it's probably more to do with our recent military
efforts generally having across-the-board popular support.

> --
> Maximillian F Natzet, Combat Botanist
>         North American Combat Botany Institute
>         University of Virginia    Charlottesville, VA
> http://watt.seas.Virginia.EDU/~mfn8j/

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