On 16 Sep, 20:36, George M. Middius wrote:
Shhhh! said:
“ I swear by Almighty God that I will be faithful and bear true
allegiance to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, her heirs and successors
and that I will as in duty bound honestly and faithfully defend Her
Majesty, her heirs and successors in person, crown and dignity against
all enemies and will observe and obey all orders of Her Majesty, her
heirs and successors and of the generals and officers set over me.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oath_of...#Military_Oath
Can you understand why our founding fathers might not have wanted to
have our military do the same? ;-)
The loyalty oath dates back to the 1770s? We were barely even a country
then.
"The Continental Army was created on June 14, 1775 by the Continental
Congress as a unified army for the states to fight Great Britain, with
George Washington appointed as its commander.
[...]
After the war, though, the Continental Army was quickly disbanded as part
of the Americans' distrust of standing armies, and irregular state
militias became the new nation's sole ground army, with the exception of
one battery of artillery guarding West Point's arsenal. However, because
of continuing conflict with Native Americans, it was soon realized that it
was necessary to field a trained standing army. The first of these, the
Legion of the United States, was established in 1791."
That's also from wikipedia.
I asume that SHHH! includes the drafters of' the Constituion as
among our Founding Fathers, so he is correct in that.