Sen. Boxer proposes deploying National Guard at schools

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30. No it was not intended as a smear. When you have a military force mixed with civilians, there is

the potential for more harm then good.

Putting the Guard in a situation like that is asking for trouble.

This isn't sending them into a area to prevent looting, storm damage, or natural disaster, this is putting them in a situation where they were never intended.

First of all, my criticism was entirely directed at Barbara Boxer. Second, the National Guard is not intended to be policeman at public schools throughout the country. Third, putting them into a situation where 99% of the time there nothing will happen, only increases the probability that an accident can occur, and then the media and press will go ballistic

I do not want any military or non-military group in our public schools.

I am not sure what bringing LBJ has to do with this discussion, since Nixon was President at the time, however, as far as Johnson being the greatest Democratic president we had in that time period, that would only be for the domestic social issues he tackled. His escalation of the war in Viet Nam was a disgrace, and responsible of the deaths of tens of thousands of people in a war that should never have been escalated. In fact that war was the tragedy of the Johnson administration, and the reason he did not seek a third term. However, I will concede that the social issues he succeeded in, does out weigh the Viet Nam war, and make him one of the greatest Democratic presidents.

In addition, the period that LBJ was president was different than today. The make-up of congress would be impossible for LBJ, as powerful as he was to persuade. For Civil Rights to pass, LBJ had a harder time with the southern democrats than with the republicans at that time, but it was his influence and power over the Democrats that worked.

I do not believe a military force should be in our public schools. I also do not believe the TSA comparison is valid. The TSA is trained to do their work as a full time 365 day job. Are you suggesting that the National Guard have "protecting" our schools as a full time job? That was never the intent for the national guard.

The National Guard is a reserve military force, not a force to guard our public schools