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Why should they be upset? The war in Iraq is not the first war they have contributed to.
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So because it has happened in the past, you assume I think its "acceptable" or "necessary"? I don't.
I have a lot of problems with the government military interaction, but this should come as no suprise to you, right?
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I don't care for natural disasters to be politicised either, yet it seems to be done quite frequently. However, this makes me strong in my belief in smaller government, and every man for himself. It draws people together in communities in times of peril. Government can't do that. Why expand it's powers, to the point of depending on them for handouts?
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Who is promoting the expansion of powers here? Not me! National Guardsmen are the states defense force, and they have a hell of lot more obligation to the state in Kansas, than the nation, in Iraq.
The power expansion that bothers me is the abuse of the National Guard by the Executive Branch, Defense Department and Joint Chiefs of Staff to fight national wars based on subjective BS (Iraq) as opposed to objective facts and hard evidence. Our border suffers, our emergency response (which is bought and paid for as a service with our taxes) suffers when the national guard is abused for national wars as opposed to state protection and service, or actually necessary, national war.
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Government is methodical. Leave out one step, and your goal does not get accomplished. You disadvantage yourself in the long run depending on government for basic needs.
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No mystery to me. I don't depend on government for basic needs, nor should anyone, but that is a moot point when the services are bought and paid for already with taxpayers dollars, they have a right to expect what was purchased, and have a right to public oversight over the outlay of those tax dollars. A large part of the U.S. population is not being represented politically right now, and it is becasue we have allowed the two-party, bi-partisan monopoly to create and enforce the rules that keep the money in their hands, the media in their hands, and the corporate and special intrest groups eating out of their hands.
Less than 50% of the nation votes in national elections, and 15% of the voters who DO vote, are non-partisan swing voters.
It could be said that UP TO 65% of Voting Citizens of this nation are not being represented enough to feel compelled to vote, because they either believe they can't effect change, or don't know how.
This is unacceptable, and by no means fits the bill of "conscent of the governed".