The founding fathers of this nation ere concerned about how a federal military and the potential for negative consequences for the population. These fears were expressed in the Declaration of Independance where it specified grievance ag ainst King George by saying "He has kept among us, in times of peace, standing armies, without the onsent of our legislatures", "He has affected to render the military independent of and superior to the civil power", and "For protecting them, by a mock trial, from punishment for any murders which they should commit on the inhabitants of these states."
Don't some of these claims ring true today? In fact most of the founding fathers were concerned that any federal standing army could be turned against the citizenry.
George Mason (1788) "When once a standing army is established, the people lose their liberty. The most effective way to enslave tham is to disarm them."
Elbridge Gerry (1789) Whenever governments mean to invade the rights and liberties of the people, they always attempt to destroy the militia in order to raise an army upon their ruins."
Noah Webster (1787) "Before a standing army can rule, the people must be disarmed... The supreme power in America cannot enforce unjust laws by the sword; because the whole body of the people are armed, and constitute a force superior to any band of regular troops"
Back when the 2nd amendment was ratified, it was probably true that an armed citizenry would suffice to prevent a totalitarian government from abridging liberties. I argue that today things are quite different since the President controls the most powerful military in the world. If he decided to turn it against the citizens, how could an armed citizenry defend themselves?
President Trump seems to be doing his best to disarm and intimidate us into submitting to his will. I believe that he wants to be a dictator. He has already deployed armioes of federal ICE agent to major cities creating havoc and even death. These agents bear no identies, wear masks and claim openly that they "are above the law/" The President has even gone further saying that he is willing to invoke the Insurrection Act so he can send in federal troops wherever he, personally, determines that things are not going his way.
WARNING The problems with ICE and the Presidents threats regarding the domestic use of federal troops are a precursor to the establishment of Donald Trump as a supreme Dictator and Tyrant - Much like Vladimir Putin, Kim Jun Un and Adolf Hitler.
