As if the march toward a police state in America isn’t happening quickly enough, now the scare of a pandemic, swine flu, has the military desiring to use troops on US soil in the event.
Considering how poorly the aftermath of hurricane Katrina was handled, I have a difficult time believing an actual outbreak will be dealt with any more efficiently or any more politely. People were forced out of their homes, even when they were not in danger. People had their weapons confiscated so that they couldn’t defend themselves. Troops patrolled the streets like it was a war zone.
None of this report mentions military physicians, just military personnel. That means that there are those in government planning for one or more of the following; forced vaccinations, forced quarantine, forced relocation, quelling civil disorder (possibly including weapon confiscation) and even full scale martial law.
Why do I use the word “forced” here? Because that’s all the military does, is use force. That’s what the military is designed to do. There is no respect for the Constitution, no respect for local laws, just military power and authority. While I’m absolutely certain that there are those in the military who take their oath seriously and would refuse unethical orders given, there are just as many who would follow any order, due to their indoctrination to the military programming of behavior. That can lead to a very dangerous situation and violation our liberties.
When the John Warner National Defense Authorization Act was signed into law in 2007, Posse Comitatus, the prohibition of using military force within the US for local law enforcement, was erroded. Sanity eventual returned in 2008, when this portion of the JWNDAA was repealed. If the military goes through with this plan, they will be doing so in direct violation of Posse Comitatus. There’s no need for it, either. The National Guard has long been exempt from Posse Comitatus, when called up by a state governor. If a situation arises where military personnel are needed, the Guard can handle it. It’s part of their designed duty and their training.
In any case, something bad is afoot if the government is even entertaining this idea. I also find it quite interesting how the press continues to hype up the case for a major pandemic in the fall, as if the government has had any success in predicting disease outbreaks of any kind. Why the certainty?
There are more questions than answers in the whole affair.
