Ask a random person to describe the Third Amendment to the Constitution and you’ll likely get a blank stare. Fair enough; a ban on quartering troops in private homes certainly feels a little dated.
But the principle still matters. America’s founders were rightly wary of a standing army patrolling city streets, and such caution remains in our cultural DNA.
That’s why the prospect of uniformed soldiers in Charlotte naturally makes your stomach turn.
Last week, the local Fraternal Order of Police chapter publicly asked city leaders to call in the National Guard to shore up an overworked police force. We’re no strangers to seeing the guard in action during riots or natural disasters, but this would be something else entirely…