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sop
(14,605 posts)Grins
(8,444 posts)Over the governors objections.
lame54
(38,021 posts)calimary
(86,605 posts)Bernardo de La Paz
(56,320 posts)Liberal In Texas
(15,286 posts)Marines sent to LA
Johonny
(23,829 posts)vishnura
(332 posts)Shes right about that!
Escurumbele
(3,818 posts)military.
Dictators need the military to rule, if the military obeys illegal orders and becomes a tool of the dictator then we are all in trouble, and blood will spill. This is not good people. The army should have refused to do the show on the 14th, its a slap on the citizens of the USA, it is a waste of money while cuts are being made to social benefits, its a tribute to a guy who didn't even serve. Treason seems to be the order of the day.
Dr. T
(263 posts)individual members of the Nation Guard could be procesecuted if they break laws or defy the Constitution. Laws that apply to protesters also apply to Guard members.
Capperdan
(515 posts)I was an Army Reserve member, the day after the Kent State shootings, there was a parade in LA. It was Armed Forces Day. I carried an M14 in the color guard next to the flag. My commander ordered me to mount my bayonet and respond to violence with a "short thrust". I refused, so did the guy on the other side. Nothing happened, it was fairly calm.
IronLionZion
(49,109 posts)America was relatively peaceful with the last president.
Picaro
(2,028 posts)Not sure any of the distinctions really matter.
Fil1957
(93 posts)slightly inaccurate statement is completely different and is not lying.
dchill
(42,560 posts)Especially when they prove true.