Alright fair enough if I did open the door...so be it.
I think you need to read Perpich v. DOD, Supra a little more carefully. The governor of Minnesota objected to a federal activation of guardsman for training purposes. If I understand the case he lost in the U.S. District Court, the United States Court of Appeals for the 8th Circuit and in the U.S. Supreme Court. The Montgomery Amendment of 1986 limited the power of the state governors to object to a federal activation of guardsmen for training purposes. The Governor of Minnesota argued that the Montgomery Amendment was unconstitutional. In a unanimous decision the court rejected his argument.
"The consent of a Governor described in subsections (b) and (d) may not be withheld (in whole or in part) with regard to active duty outside the United States, its territories and its possessions because of any objection to location, purpose, type or schedule of such active duty."
Affirming the U.S. District Court judge... " the gubernatorial veto found in Sections 672(b) and 672 (d) is not constitutionally required. Having created the gubernatorial veto as an accommodation to the states, rather than pursuant to a constitutional mandate, the Congress may withdraw the veto without violation of the Constitution. "
I remember Bernadine Dohrn and her husband Bill Ayres from the 60's newscasts. Both were radicals in the Weather Underground. Both went into hiding. Both decided to come forward, and surrender themselves to the authorities. While Ayres still seems to be unwilling to renounce his radical past, he currently serves as a professor of education at the University of Illinois. Dohrn pled guilty to aggravated battery and bail jumping and received probation. She has since become a professor of law at Northwestern University, and travels to Amsterdam to teach law also. She is a principal in The Children and Family Justice Center. Both are well into their 60's. Dohrn is closer to 70. They are productive members of the educational community. Under our system of justice they are permitted to hold any political belief they wish so long as it does not involve the overthrow of our government. I don't see them leading any group to insurrection. Nor have I seen them prosecuted since the 60's for the same, but then you people on the right perceive terrorists to be hiding under every bed.
I am not familiar with Frank Marshall Davis other than the individual referenced in Obama's book. If this is the individual to whom you are referring he died in l987. I don't think he is in any position to lead a revolt.
So you perceive the commonality of a set designer to justify McCain's commercials personally attacking Obama? Your reasoning is too ridiculous to consider.
I would have to disagree with your analysis of the Kennedy Administration. Although the Bay of Pigs was a disaster, the stage was set for the Cold War long before that. He relied heavily upon his cabinet in a very dangerous situation during the Cuban Missile Crisis especially Dean Rusk and Robert McNamara . Khrushchev was testing Kennedy because he perceived him to be weak.. Kennedy was very conscious of how easy it would be to stumble into war. He had to juggle both diplomats and hawks in the military. Part of the problem was delay in communications between Washington and Moscow during negotiation. At one point he had to pull the arc of the naval blockade back to prevent it from coming into direct conflict with the Soviet navy, and create enough time to allow Moscow to respond to his communique. Actually I think he did a pretty good job at averting war. At the time it was perceived to be a win for America. Years later it became apparent the the U.S. and the Soviet Union cut a deal. Soviet missiles out of Cuba in return for obsolete American missiles out of Black Sea positions in northern Turkey.
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