These types of plans have been around for awhile.
Not as a rule, but it did happen.Not really. They used the Military to help in the search for victims and to provide aid as many police officers had abandoned their posts. The military didn't have police powers granted to them.
why would they want to be limited by having police powers granted to them???Not really. They used the Military to help in the search for victims and to provide aid as many police officers had abandoned their posts. The military didn't have police powers granted to them.
The problem with this is that the Nat'l Guard is supposed to do this stuff, not active duty troops. But now Gates wants to combine guard, reserve with active using some "total force" strategy.Not really. They used the Military to help in the search for victims and to provide aid as many police officers had abandoned their posts. The military didn't have police powers granted to them.
nope they did just fine with a police state and a nanny state.We had the same in the UK and we never became a military state.