This amendment concerns itself with the armed forces and foreign policy. American foreign policy has been so idiotic that it defies description. Except for the complete no-brainers (response to unprovoked attack by armed forces in uniform), the foreign policy decisions of this nation have been characterized by moderate-to-severe botches (and neither the Democrats nor the Republicans have been particularly more guilty than the other).
The draft must go. The lives of the citizens do not belong to the state. Unjust wars are fought with conscripts. There will always be enough volunteers to defend the US against foreign aggression (until the time comes that our nation no longer deserves to be defended).
Our non-military treaties have usually been a useless mockery, and in many cases are harmful to this nation's security. Short of military action, treaties are simply not enforceable.
Certain interest groups have employed treaties with foreign nations to gain powers that are otherwise prohibited by the Constitution. That needs to stop.
Believe it or not, the United States of America consists of fifty united states, and not three hundred and some-odd million united people. It should not be allowable for a majority of the states to sacrifice the rest.
Note: I formerly had a section in here prohibiting the stationing of troops in foreign places, except in prosecution of a declared war. After careful consideration—not prompted by any of the mail I have received—I have removed it.
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