eflatminor
Classical Liberal
- May 24, 2011
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No it ain't. Suggests we "agreed" on a standing army in exchange for a bill of rights?
Holy crap
It is true that nearly all the founders feared a standing army but those that felt it was a necessary evil won the day. Are you suggesting that is not the case? That our army today is illegal? If that is not what you are suggesting, then what do you think we got in exchange for allowing that standing army? What assurances quell the founder's concerns?
You and your ilk basically act as if all the founding fathers were some sort of saints of the same mind. Well newsflash: They weren't. They were human. They were given to petty bickering and some really nonsensical behavior. Some wanted a standing army..some didn't. Depends on who you read.
There was no "exchange". It was evolution based on the situation. The US was expanding. It wasn't going to be able to defend against foreign attacks and indians with part time militia. Additionally the standing army came in handy when clearing forests, establishing settlements and the rule of law.
My ilk? Geez, I just asked a question about which you claimed to have some understanding. Yet you did not answer it. Whatever.