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John M Atkinson (jatkinso@ANTISPAMgmu.edu) wrote:

: I'm not particularly pleased with some things either.  I'm still Combat Arms.
: As are most of the Guardsmen I know.

Nevertheless, the Division (29th) still lost an entire Brigade and got CS
and CSS slots to fill the empty postions in state.  Even though on paper
the combat arms positions still exist up north, and are in division, the
State is still down alot of Combat Arms jobs.

: KG III didn't have the majority of the population behind him. 

Um... actually the USA was not nearly as united as you might think.
And yes, most of the empire was behind, they were just far away and busy
with other things - Like the French.

: Frankly, whether I agree or not with your politics, you have the right to do
: whatever you please, as long as it is accord with the US Constitution.  Armed
: insurrection will get me and a lot of like-minded fellows in uniform out hunting
: you down.  

Posse Commitatus.  No you won't.

: Obviously not enough did.  300 Guardsmen (and about the same number of VADF
: types) had to be called up.  My point isn't about volunteerism and so forth,
: which I'm in favor of, but that the Guard still fulfills traditional militia
: roles in support of local authorities.

And so do the state Police, so does that make them a militia?