Further on some issues raised above....
As we consider the founder's intent, it is clear that their intent was to avoid maintenance of a large standing army. As I understand it, they felt that a large army would be prohibitively expensive as well as presenting a danger of potential abuse.
It is beyond argument that the unanticipated existence of the current large standing army has had a profound impact on our nation. Should one feel it is important to return our nation to the founder's intent, I would propose elimination of the large standing army as the most logical and effective place to begin that quest.
