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Originally Posted by Robbie
Oh I see what you're saying. 
I wasn't specifying "marines" and never did. I said that yeah you can never count out the govt. sending in the military against their own citizens. 'Cause they will and they will convince whomever it is that they are doing the "right thing" (just like when the national guard killed the students at Kent State who were protesting the Vietnam War) |
Your confusing a few things here.
I believe (and someone correct me if I'm wrong) the US Military, generally speaking, cannot be called up against US citizens. (Although I'm sure there are some wacked out laws about martial law that gives the military a lot of power). However, this is not the same at the state level. At Kent State it wasn't the "National Guard" but instead the "Ohio National Guard". The difference is staggering. The state national guard(s) takes orders from the governor, not the US government.
In other words, the President cannot send in the Marines to deal with a protest in NYC, but the Governor of NY can in fact send in the NY National Guard.