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Old 01-04-2004, 09:57 AM   #5
Radar
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But you said that under no circumstances is the US military to go overseas, under the constitution. Can you clarify this for me?
I didn't say the US military could never go overseas, I said they couldn't be stationed overseas during times of peace and the only valid reason for the US military to be used ever is to defend against an impending attack or to retaliate for one that has occurred even if we must go overseas to retaliate. This is the very definition of a "Defensive" military and DEFENSE (not OFFENSE) is the SOLE PURPOSE of the US Military as defined by the US Constitution in the phrase "common DEFENSE"

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Sure, everyone must decide whether to follow the law or not, but the law does apply to them in any case.
Wrong. The law does not apply if it is unconstitutional in its face and we need not wait for a Supreme Court decision on the matter as the first Supreme Court of the United States declared in Marbury vs. Madison.
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