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Originally Posted by A-2-56
I think that you were very much correct until the end. The founders believed that the citizenry should be armed so as to be capable of setting the government right again when they have become corrupt or out of line with the Constitution.
They wanted the government to fear the prople not the other way around. The standing army that we have now serves against that purpose.
We keep it because we use it for global policing either good or bad can be argued.
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Not only our government. Many have mentioned history. Here's some history. When questioned after WW2 the leader of the Imperial Japanese Military told the Emperor when asked why not invade the west coast of America. He stated because there will be a person with a gun behind every tree. That is a historical fact and another valid reason for an armed populace.