When the nation was started. They knew well "where your treasure is there your heart will be" or in updated words people listen to whoever signs the pay check. Why not? Cops and troops have bill to pay. Kids in schools and mortgages. Do they not? I suspect that if the Hippy or I had been a "Keep up with the Jones type" I may have taken a job simply based on the check. Who knows?
The founders knew Roman history, a subject we alas neglect. We were to have had a very small standing army and few paid police the town cryer was to call out the Night watch, civilians who owned homes of business if needed The Army was to be mostly militia. I think the founders, even the people of 100 years ago 1922 would be in shock if they saw the size of the Government and the number of bureaucrats we allow to carry arms. I understand the reason, but telling Americans, only suspected not even conconvicted, to get face down on the street!!! Gad.
Karl