# What's the worst thing conservatives have to fear?

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**Post date:** [April 8, 2021, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-worst-thing-conservatives-have-to-fear/939345/115 "2021-04-08T16:01:28Z")

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The space force, unconstitutional. The coast guard is considerably more complicated, I think it is consitutional. It originally pre-dates the navy (and was part of the treasury) and can be considered a naval force, but the modern incarnation actually operates as a service of the navy (like the marines) during wartime and a part of the dept. of homeland security otherwise.

~Max

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