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No Soldier shall, in time of peace be quartered in any house, without the consent of the Owner, nor in time of war, but in a manner to be prescribed by law. (lemmy.dbzer0.com)
submitted 8 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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[–] [email protected] 61 points 8 months ago (1 children)

TIL "quartering troops" means giving them shelter, not cutting them into four pieces... makes much more sense now!

[–] afraid_of_zombies 31 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Don't do that either.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 8 months ago (2 children)

Let's not be hasty here. We haven't explored all the pros and cons of drawing and quartering the troops yet

[–] afraid_of_zombies 5 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Pro: don't have to pay veteran benefits

Con: hard to get people to enlist

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago

Pro: it's fun

Con: soldiers will catch on and they're heavily armed

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago

Where will we get enough horses?!