re: "10 Possible Political Reforms"

Mark Noonan at Blogs for Victory ("Where Defeat Is Not An Option") shared some thought-provoking ideas.

Money quote(s):

"9. With the National Guard essentially the ready reserve of the active military, States lack a military force at their disposal in case of emergency (when the emergency comes, it is very likely that the US government will call up the Guard, leaving the State with, perhaps, insufficient military resources) - create State militias made up of older men and women (preferably former service members) who can never be used outside of US territory, but who can backstop the Guard when it is called to active duty and provide an armed security force for static defense (such as guarding ports, airports, bridges, tunnels, etc during a time of external threat to America, itself).

10. Make it illegal for the federal government to ever take more than 30% of a person’s annual income."