“The right of the people peacefully to assemble for lawful purposes existed long before the adoption of the Constitution of the United States. In fact, it is and always has been one of the attributes of a free government. It 'derives its source,' to use the language of Chief Justice Marshall, in 'Gibbons v Ogden,' 9 Wheat., 211, 'from those laws whose authority is acknowledged by civilized man throughout the world.' It is found wherever civilization exists. It was not... a right granted to the people by the Constitution... The second and tenth counts are equally defective. The right there specified is that of 'bearing arms for a lawful purpose.' This is not a right granted by the constitution. Neither is it in any manner dependent upon that instrument for its existence.” ~ U.S. vs. Cruickshan 92 US 542; (1875)
“A free people ought not only to be armed, but disciplined; to which end a uniform and well-digested plan is requisite.” ~ George Washington (1732-1799) Founding Father, 1st US President, 'Father of the Country'
“Another source of power in government is a military force. But this, to be efficient, must be superior to any force that exists among the people, or which they can command; for otherwise this force would be annihilated, on the first exercise of acts of oppression. Before a standing army can rule, the people must be disarmed; as they are in almost every kingdom in Europe. The supreme power in America cannot enforce unjust laws by the sword; because the whole body of the people are armed, and constitute a force superior to any band of regular troops that can be, on any pretense, raised in the United States. A military force, at the command of Congress, can execute no laws, but such as the people perceive to be just and constitutional; for they will possess the power, and jealousy will instantly inspire the inclination, to resist the execution of a law which appears to them unjust and oppressive.” ~ Noah Webster (1758-1843) American patriot and scholar, author of the first dictionary of American English usage (1806) and the author of the 1828 edition of the dictionary that bears his name. An Examination of the Leading Principles of the Federal Constitution, Philadelphia, 1787
“To prohibit a citizen from wearing or carrying a war arm ... is an unwarranted restriction upon the constitutional right to keep and bear arms. If cowardly and dishonorable men sometimes shoot unarmed men with army pistols or guns, the evil must be prevented by the penitentiary and gallows, and not by a general deprivation of constitutional privilege.” ~ Wilson v. State 33 Ark. 557, at 560, 34Am. Rep. 52, at 54 (1878)
Hopefully, you will gain a little insight into my thought process regarding hope that an already compromised standing military under the control of an actual usurper tyrant within our Constitutional Republic, is, somehow, going to rescue us from the tyranny we currently find ourselves under.
I served 8 years in the United States Army and took my oath very seriously. Back when i served, not very many Soldiers would have heeded a call to march against American Citizens, but there were still those that would have.
Today, I feel the balance has tipped the opposite direction.
Our government has used our military against civilians, so there is already a proven precedent of our standing army marching against, and killing, American Citizens:
July 28, 1932: Bonus Army Attacked: On July 28, 1932 the U.S. government attacked World War I veterans with tanks, bayonets, and tear gas, under the leadership of textbook heroes Douglas MacArthur, George Patton, and Dwight D. Eisenhower. The WWI vets were part of a Bonus Army who came to Washington, D.C. to make a demand for their promised wartime bonuses.
I truly do hope there are a group of "White Hats" in military ready to save the day, but my own military experience and knowledge do not lend a lot of credence to that theory, especially considering the damage already done to our Constitutional Republic under Both Bush's, Clinton, Obama, and now under a true usurper ushering in communism, Biden.
Our elections are unsecure, al 3 branches of federal government are compromised, and our military decimated and demoralized to the point that very few competent men and women remain within the ranks.
I suspect that it will be up to patriots forming modern militias that w eventually have to step up, but doesn't seem likely with the divisions among the citizens across our entire Republic.
“The right of the people peacefully to assemble for lawful purposes existed long before the adoption of the Constitution of the United States. In fact, it is and always has been one of the attributes of a free government. It 'derives its source,' to use the language of Chief Justice Marshall, in 'Gibbons v Ogden,' 9 Wheat., 211, 'from those laws whose authority is acknowledged by civilized man throughout the world.' It is found wherever civilization exists. It was not... a right granted to the people by the Constitution... The second and tenth counts are equally defective. The right there specified is that of 'bearing arms for a lawful purpose.' This is not a right granted by the constitution. Neither is it in any manner dependent upon that instrument for its existence.” ~ U.S. vs. Cruickshan 92 US 542; (1875)
“A free people ought not only to be armed, but disciplined; to which end a uniform and well-digested plan is requisite.” ~ George Washington (1732-1799) Founding Father, 1st US President, 'Father of the Country'
“Another source of power in government is a military force. But this, to be efficient, must be superior to any force that exists among the people, or which they can command; for otherwise this force would be annihilated, on the first exercise of acts of oppression. Before a standing army can rule, the people must be disarmed; as they are in almost every kingdom in Europe. The supreme power in America cannot enforce unjust laws by the sword; because the whole body of the people are armed, and constitute a force superior to any band of regular troops that can be, on any pretense, raised in the United States. A military force, at the command of Congress, can execute no laws, but such as the people perceive to be just and constitutional; for they will possess the power, and jealousy will instantly inspire the inclination, to resist the execution of a law which appears to them unjust and oppressive.” ~ Noah Webster (1758-1843) American patriot and scholar, author of the first dictionary of American English usage (1806) and the author of the 1828 edition of the dictionary that bears his name. An Examination of the Leading Principles of the Federal Constitution, Philadelphia, 1787
“To prohibit a citizen from wearing or carrying a war arm ... is an unwarranted restriction upon the constitutional right to keep and bear arms. If cowardly and dishonorable men sometimes shoot unarmed men with army pistols or guns, the evil must be prevented by the penitentiary and gallows, and not by a general deprivation of constitutional privilege.” ~ Wilson v. State 33 Ark. 557, at 560, 34Am. Rep. 52, at 54 (1878)