BA>Replying to a message of John Crane to BOB ACKLEY:

BA> BA>> Sure.  There's no support for either of them in the Constitution.
BA> BA>> Probably of the national government's agencies - and employees -
BA> BA>> could (and IMO shoul be eliminated on those same grounds.

BA> JC> Careful what you wish for... I don't seem to recall anything directly
BA> JC> supporting a large standing army either.

BA>There isn't, in fact a permanent standing army is specifically forbidden by
BA>the Constitution.  I've made that point before.  There's no such limit or
BA>prohibition on a navy, though.

Considering the effort to build a ship, knowlage, labor and materials at
the time, finding people to man it once needed was almost trival in
comparsion.
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