In
the councils of government, we must guard against the acquisition of
unwarranted influence, whether sought or unsought, by the military industrial complex.
The potential for the disastrous rise of misplaced power exists and
will persist. We must never let the weight of this combination endanger
our liberties or democratic processes. We should take nothing for
granted. Only an alert and knowledgeable citizenry can compel the proper
meshing of the huge industrial and military machinery of defense with
our peaceful methods and goals, so that security and liberty may prosper
together. – President Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1961
A standing army – something that propelled the early colonists into revolution – strips the American people of any vestige of freedom. How can there be any semblance of freedom when there are tanks in the streets, military encampments in cities, Blackhawk helicopters and armed drones patrolling overhead?
It was for this reason that those who established America vested control of the military in a civilian government, with a civilian commander-in-chief. They did not want a military government, ruled by force. Rather, they opted for a republic bound by the rule of law: the U.S. Constitution.
- See more at: http://www.thedailybell.com/editorials/36264/John-Whitehead-Turning-America-into-a-Battlefield-A-Blueprint-for-Locking-Down-the-Nation/#sthash.IYMFKZAB.qNSKfnhl.dpuf
A standing army – something that propelled the early colonists into revolution – strips the American people of any vestige of freedom. How can there be any semblance of freedom when there are tanks in the streets, military encampments in cities, Blackhawk helicopters and armed drones patrolling overhead?
It was for this reason that those who established America vested control of the military in a civilian government, with a civilian commander-in-chief. They did not want a military government, ruled by force. Rather, they opted for a republic bound by the rule of law: the U.S. Constitution.
- See more at: http://www.thedailybell.com/editorials/36264/John-Whitehead-Turning-America-into-a-Battlefield-A-Blueprint-for-Locking-Down-the-Nation/#sthash.IYMFKZAB.qNSKfnhl.dpuf
In
the councils of government, we must guard against the acquisition of
unwarranted influence, whether sought or unsought, by the military industrial complex.
The potential for the disastrous rise of misplaced power exists and
will persist. We must never let the weight of this combination endanger
our liberties or democratic processes. We should take nothing for
granted. Only an alert and knowledgeable citizenry can compel the proper
meshing of the huge industrial and military machinery of defense with
our peaceful methods and goals, so that security and liberty may prosper
together. – President Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1961
A standing army – something that propelled the early colonists into revolution – strips the American people of any vestige of freedom. How can there be any semblance of freedom when there are tanks in the streets, military encampments in cities, Blackhawk helicopters and armed drones patrolling overhead?
It was for this reason that those who established America vested control of the military in a civilian government, with a civilian commander-in-chief. They did not want a military government, ruled by force. Rather, they opted for a republic bound by the rule of law: the U.S. Constitution.
- See more at: http://www.thedailybell.com/editorials/36264/John-Whitehead-Turning-America-into-a-Battlefield-A-Blueprint-for-Locking-Down-the-Nation/#sthash.IYMFKZAB.qNSKfnhl.dpuf
A standing army – something that propelled the early colonists into revolution – strips the American people of any vestige of freedom. How can there be any semblance of freedom when there are tanks in the streets, military encampments in cities, Blackhawk helicopters and armed drones patrolling overhead?
It was for this reason that those who established America vested control of the military in a civilian government, with a civilian commander-in-chief. They did not want a military government, ruled by force. Rather, they opted for a republic bound by the rule of law: the U.S. Constitution.
- See more at: http://www.thedailybell.com/editorials/36264/John-Whitehead-Turning-America-into-a-Battlefield-A-Blueprint-for-Locking-Down-the-Nation/#sthash.IYMFKZAB.qNSKfnhl.dpuf
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