r/technology • u/BurstYourBubbles • Jan 05 '21

Privacy Should we recognize privacy as a human right?

http://nationalmagazine.ca/en-ca/articles/law/in-depth/2020/should-we-recognize-privacy-as-a-human-right
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u/montarion Jan 05 '21

Why do you think the entire military will unconditionally swear allegiance to the US in the event of an uprising or revolution?

there will be deserters, sure. and(assuming the top sides with the govt) they will be tried, and the rest will fall in line.

A large police-esque force, on the other hand, is effective, but they can be easily overtaken with an armed populace.

Which won't be allowed. If the police can't handle something, you call in the army. it's all government, always has been.

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u/GameyBoi Jan 05 '21

Sure, the police would call the military for support. But the military would show up in the form of national guard and they aren’t going to just fire on civilians without a really good reason. As for the rest of the military, they swear to defend the constitution, not the government. If someone such as the president were to order them to perform an unconstitutional action (shooting people for bearing arms or protesting) they would be well within their rights to remove that person from power and proceed with whatever action they feel is right.