In political systems, there's what is best,"In my opinion the cons far outweigh the pros." Laird
and there's what is possible.
I know the disarming of Australia was fairly quick after the tragic school massacre.
I'm not sure it would be so easy in the U.S.
For one thing, we've got a 2nd Amendment (2A).
Whether "the right to keep and bear arms" is a right of the individual, or of the States is a debate that's been raging in the U.S. for many decades.B. O. R. ARTICLE #2: Ratified December 15, 1791
A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.
The Supreme Court of the United States of America (SCOTUS) is looking into precisely that issue, and is scheduled to rule on it by June.
Stay tuned.
But again, if the U.S. Constitution is deemed by the Supreme Court to declare "the right to keep and bear arms" is an individual right, it's not likely that right will ever be legally repealed.
I know it's confusing. I'll clarify."Well you have more experience of war than me ..." Laird
I've never been to Southeast Asia.
I've never performed U.S. military service in an active combat zone. I was a Cold Warrior / Drug Warrior.
But because I served from 1973 to 1976, I served with some guys that had been in (recent) combat.
They didn't talk about it much. But when they talked about it, it could make your eyes pop out.
No body should have to go through that.
The carnage I've had to deal with was mostly automobile collisions, a few suicide attempts, and bar brawls.
But that's enough. Dead people just aren't that much fun.
"Are you trying to tell me that what you quoted says that or that it's elsewhere in the constitution?" Laird
It does NOT say he's the Commander of the Air Force. But so far it's an uncontested proposition."ARTICLE 2. SECTION 2.
1 The President shall be Commander in Chief of the Army and Navy of the United States, and of the Militia of the several States ..."
Laird,
I'm ~w/ Sher on this.
I support the objective of reducing War to virtual zero, replacing it with a proliferation of prosperity and synergistic cooperation.
But I suspect ceding military capability to one central Earth Command may not be the way to go.
Diversity and local custom is not a problem that requires solution.
I suspect, short term, the goal is to make armies defensive, not offensive.
But who knows? Millennia from now, they may use your ideas as a blueprint.
I just hope they approach it with sober caution.