Name a declared war we have fought in the past 5 decades? 
Did you go research the law I referenced about the use of the US military?
I'm not sure how or why you're bringing up "killin LEO's" in a thread about airsoft. As one of those LEO's you'd think you'd try killin to defend your freedom, I again say to you "hold fast your tongue and think before you speak!" I'm also not sure why you think LEO's would be your enemy, I've yet to meet a fellow deputy/officer that would follow blind orders to violate the rights of you or any other nay-sayer. Relax a bit, Francis.
you mentioned checks and balances and if i recall from BASIC US history class president is cic but to balance that power out congress has the sole ability to declare war...that means the president cant just send troops on the large scale to where ever he/she wants, even small "police actions" could be considered a declaration of war, that the president has in effect just authorized... even the notion of standing armies were a foreign concept to the founding fathers and for good reason, that is a bit more complicated issues and one that i dont even have an answer to, but if we keep making concessions with the govt and the power we give them, soon we might find ourselves homeless on the land our fathers died for...even eisenhower warned us against this
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8y06NSBBRtYor full video (two parts) recommended
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S9_fyDV7Mnk&feature=relatedvietnam was started before congress passed it, not to mention the new information about the gulf of tonkin incident that was declassified in 2005 particularly about the second attack that may not have actually occurred....
law enforcement that infringes on rights or seeks to harm people, need to be held accountable (because cops kill or otherwise harm innocent people on an almost daily basis
http://www.injusticeeverywhere.com/). Obviously not all of them are bad, but those who are should be held accountable (often times cops who get in trouble essentially get time off with pay and thats about it, not to mention all the other aspects of the process where the defendant is given preferential treatment b/c of his status as law enforcement) and if people would defend themselves they might find that cops will maybe think twice before they pull a gun on someone who is not a threat to them or shoot someone for no reason (or their pets for that matter)
in my opinion abuse of trust especially when its used to commit a crime makes it the ultimate offense, and needs to be punished as such to make abusing power do unappealing that it hardly happens, and when it does the public has the ability to defend it self.
