And another one that did everything he could to avoid military service.
I've been curious to know about the "service" aspect. I've always heard the arguement about the oath to the constitution against enemies foreign and domestic. I've always wondered how the domestic part worked.
The military members and police who confiscated guns from people who wanted to protect their homes during Hurricane Katrina violated that oath and had no problem doing so.
History has shown that the majority of people would follow orders no matter what. I don't see how that's service or protection since there is no example of going after domestic enemies.
The institution of government simply isn't set up that way. Most people in "service" will not ever dear uphold the domestic enemy portion of their oath, since that is the same entity that pays their salary, pays their pension, can decide to execute them, or put them in a cage for life.
I don't fault any of them individually for that, but it seems more and more that a lot of people, myself included, have this warm and fuzzy feeling about the constitution and the military in theory, but at the end of the day, most people would follow orders no matter what, even if it meant bulldozing your home on a moments notice.
For example, it's "illegal" to carry a gun in Illinois. You would be arrested, but in theory, that shouldnt happen. In theory, another cop or member of the Millitary should come to your rescue and arrest that cop for violating the constitution.
We all know that would never happen. It's a fantasy that many people tell themselves to make them feel better.
I would never knock Hendrix for not wanting to go into the army to fight some war that had nothing to do with the security of America.
Also, to add insult to injury, Hendrix would have been subject to Jim
Crow laws and civil rights abuse in the south from the same group of people who took an oath to uphold his constitutional rights.