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Originally Posted by willravel
Am I misunderstanding this, or is the whole thing dependant on "a manner prescribed by law"? Like, "Don't worry, no soldiers will take your home....unless we make a law that says otherwise, then your house is fair game."
Does it include feeding them? I mean I have a futon, and I guess I could get one of those inflatable beds, but shoping for soldiers is like shopping for teenagers: they inhale massive quantities of food. Also, who monitors their behavior? Would they be monitored by MPs or their CO?
I figure I don't have too much of a problem with iso long as they are well behaved.
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Keep in mind that there were two main developing notions of this era:
private property and personal autonomy coinciding with the growth of capitalism &
establishing the security of a budding State without inviting the abuses a standing army can impose on a population
we didn't have the need to expand our borders in the early colonial times nor did we have the economy to support an army so the colonies relied on militia responses to emergencies rather than professional soldiers
much of what you're referring to in regards to whether they'll be well-behaved professional soldiers is at the heart of whether civilians wanted them around in times of peace (not much choice in times of war, hence the stipulation that the legislature will figure out what to do when the shit hits the fan
-- so yeah, the whole thing is contingent on war v. peace time)