The Constitution means what the Supreme Court says it means. If they want to interpret law so as to abrogate what you perceive as your Constitutional Right to Keep and Bear Arms, they are right and you are wrong. This applies all down the line where questions of Constitutional Law come up. I got into an almost nasty discussion with the guy over "Plain Language" and "Founders' Intent" and in the end it makes no difference, policy-wise, to the military hierarchy. They will follow the law, guided by their JAGs, and if the law can be twisted to encompass disarming the American populace - and if the Supreme Court agrees - they will order it done.
So which laws should they enforce? Is that their choice? I'm foreseeing the answer, "those that don't conflict with the Constitution", but that sets every single cop on the road up as being a judge, or more precisely, a Supreme Court Justice. No offense meant to any officer, but that is NOT their role. They're no more equipped to do that job than I (as a paramedic) am to be a neurosurgeon
I have items stolen more than once but never once has a leo found it and brought it back. Most of my encounters with leo"s are when they are protecting and serving getting paid OT to write me a seatbelt ticket.
If the U.S. government told you to go from house to house to disarm civilians what would you do? Eventually they will disarm you too. Keep in mind these are law abiding blue collar civilians, not thug gangster wannabes.
Sure am glad this post was resurrected over a year after over a year in its grave.
The question is stupid. Meth is illegal. I would say that this isn't a very controversial ban, as the majority of society believes that meth should be illegal. I've yet to see a house to house confiscation of meth or meth related items.
Even if you totally throw out the rule of law, how many man hours do you think this would take? Have you ever done a good search of a home? Even a small apartment will take hours.
Let's look at NYC. 53 cops per 10,000 residents. You do the math on how long it would take teams of 4 officers to go to every residence in the city and search it.
Very unsettling that there are people who voted that they would obey the order. Unreal. I wish this was a public poll
I've been in the US Army for nearly 19 years and this is something that will never happen in America. Military members take an oath to uphold the constitution and we are only bound to follow "LEGAL ORDERS". This would adhere to neither of those so I'm sure the order would be followed by alot of laughter
They did it in Nawlins after Katrina...