Anyone who has served in the military of the United States has an understanding of "regular and reserve" components. They are the basic core of the force and the expansion capability to allow response to contingencies.
We also know that doctors, dentists, and nurses in uniform are not line officers, but members of a component force. Similar components provide for veterinarians, lawyers, bio-environmental engineers and similar specific specialties. These folks are not subject to the same criteria for commissioning, promotions, or duty.
Those who study government and the occasional itinerant citizen know that there is a Surgeon General in the Presidential cabinet and a national health service which has a cadre of healthcare practitioners to respond to national emergencies. There is a Center for Disease Control as well which responds late and inefficiently to issues like Swine Flu epidemics.
But, the Obamacare law also offers a new wrinkle.
What will be the function of this domestic army. What will they do that the existing federal structures cannot already do? Where will they be recruited from? What will their mission be? Who will give their orders? Where do they fit in the hierarchy of law enforcement? How will they be equipped?
This is not a good move. It is particularly ominous in light of the last minute of that video clip where it is noted that as of taping there was no source of the language and no Congressional Record mention of debate on the topic.
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The video is no longer available, apparently FOX news had issues with people viewing it.
Obama has long wanted a private army of his own I thought he was going to turn ACORN into that, but guess he wants a seperate force equipped like the military for internal use.
It is most often referred to as "The Interior Ministry Army" in the sort of People's Democracies that Obama would like to imitate.
- Dweezil
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