Disbandment of Armed Forces and Defense Spending?

[aheravi]

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Ok, we are getting off topic. Can someone discuss whether or not we actually need a large military, or even one at all?

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Well, to disband the Navy, it will take a constitutional amendment. See Section 8.

Section 8
The Congress shall have Power To lay and collect Taxes, Duties, Imposts and Excises, to pay the Debts and provide for the common Defense and general Welfare of the United States; but all Duties, Imposts and Excises shall be
uniform throughout the United States...

To provide and maintain a Navy;

[John21]

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Imagine how much cheaper it would be if you didn't have to pay for wars on (some) drugs, overseas boondoggles, &c.

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Imagine how much cheaper it would be if there was no more crime and everyone in Al Qeada and Israel joined hands and sang Kumbaya.

[pvn]

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Imagine how much cheaper it would be if you didn't have to pay for wars on (some) drugs, overseas boondoggles, &c.

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Imagine how much cheaper it would be if there was no more crime and everyone in Al Qeada and Israel joined hands and sang Kumbaya.

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Yes, you can't fight crime without inventing victimless crimes and invading other countries.

[Brainwalter]

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Ok, we are getting off topic. Can someone discuss whether or not we actually need a large military, or even one at all?

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Well, to disband the Navy, it will take a constitutional amendment. See Section 8.

Section 8
The Congress shall have Power To lay and collect Taxes, Duties, Imposts and Excises, to pay the Debts and provide for the common Defense and general Welfare of the United States; but all Duties, Imposts and Excises shall be
uniform throughout the United States...

To provide and maintain a Navy;

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"Congress shall have X power" does not imply "Congress must do X at all times."

[PLOlover]

btw, the pentagon admits they cannot account for 2 trillion dollars.

Two trillion dollars "missing" in the pentagon.

Sound shady?

[govman6767]

I would pay more than 4.5 billion for Aircraft Carriers to ensure that the 5million chinese loaded onto 300,000 transports were sank before they hit hawaii.

The comment that all we would have is handguns and deer rifles is shady because The gang bangers in our big cities are better armed than most of the worlds armies [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

[tolbiny]

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I would pay more than 4.5 billion for Aircraft Carriers to ensure that the 5million chinese loaded onto 300,000 transports were sank before they hit hawaii.

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