Sean Casten on Nostr: 1) to enforce the laws of the US; 2) to defend against foreign invasions and 3) to ...

1) to enforce the laws of the US; 2) to defend against foreign invasions and 3) to suppress domestic insurrections. The folks who wrote this had direct, recent experience with Shay's Rebellion, the Revolutionary War and lived in constant fear of slave rebellions. 1, 2 and 3 respectively.