Comments on: Creative Accounting, National Guard Style http://www.stoptheaclu.com/2006/08/01/creative-accounting-national-guard-style/ Beating Them With Their Own Sickle And Hammer Mon, 13 Feb 2012 10:08:04 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: kerwin_brown http://www.stoptheaclu.com/2006/08/01/creative-accounting-national-guard-style/comment-page-1/#comment-54059 kerwin_brown Wed, 02 Aug 2006 05:08:46 +0000 http://stoptheaclu.dreamhosters.com/archives/2006/08/01/creative-accounting-national-guard-style/#comment-54059 What do you expect as the National Guard is just a creative way of depriving the people of a well regulated militia. Before the civil war towns controle their own militia according the the secound amendment. After the Civil War they we made the State Guard under state control and then in the early twentieth Century the were made the National Guard under National control. Notice how their control got further and further from the hands of the people. Why do you think that was? Bush tried to cut back on their numbers of National Guard during an active war which upset state governors of both parties. What do you expect as the National Guard is just a creative way of depriving the people of a well regulated militia. Before the civil war towns controle their own militia according the the secound amendment. After the Civil War they we made the State Guard under state control and then in the early twentieth Century the were made the National Guard under National control. Notice how their control got further and further from the hands of the people. Why do you think that was?

Bush tried to cut back on their numbers of National Guard during an active war which upset state governors of both parties.

]]> By: Oak Leaf http://www.stoptheaclu.com/2006/08/01/creative-accounting-national-guard-style/comment-page-1/#comment-54060 Oak Leaf Tue, 01 Aug 2006 18:06:21 +0000 http://stoptheaclu.dreamhosters.com/archives/2006/08/01/creative-accounting-national-guard-style/#comment-54060 Yes, some of them are plumbers and office workers in their civilian jobs. The vast majority of the National Guard is Combat Arms which is the opposite of the Army Reserve which is majority Combat Support. That is simply one more flaw in the "plan." If the President had wanted support personnel he should have tasked the mission to the Army Reserve. Besides, if the Army Reserve had been tasked, as President he has the authority to call them up unlike the Guard which is controlled by Governors. Yes, some of them are plumbers and office workers in their civilian jobs.

The vast majority of the National Guard is Combat Arms which is the opposite of the Army Reserve which is majority Combat Support.

That is simply one more flaw in the “plan.” If the President had wanted support personnel he should have tasked the mission to the Army Reserve. Besides, if the Army Reserve had been tasked, as President he has the authority to call them up unlike the Guard which is controlled by Governors.

]]> By: Draven32 http://www.stoptheaclu.com/2006/08/01/creative-accounting-national-guard-style/comment-page-1/#comment-54061 Draven32 Tue, 01 Aug 2006 17:53:38 +0000 http://stoptheaclu.dreamhosters.com/archives/2006/08/01/creative-accounting-national-guard-style/#comment-54061 Remember, some of these National Guard troops ARE plumbers and office workers, not Infantry or MPs. Remember, some of these National Guard troops ARE plumbers and office workers, not Infantry or MPs.

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