• bigfondue@lemmy.world
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    4 days ago

    This is the exact reason the Continental Army was disbanded after the revolution, to prevent this from happening.

    • Captain Aggravated@sh.itjust.works
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      The US constitution implies we’re not meant to have a peacetime army. It gives congress powers to “raise” an army and “raise and maintain” a navy.