Shield20, all this talk about what the feds may or may not do, kinda clouds the issue. Consider again, what Diana has said:
Also, consider that the only thing the Constitution says is a State power is for the appointment of officers to its militia. The Constitution says a lot about what the feds may do, but actually is rather silent on the authority of the States, as regards the militia.
Before we had modern police forces, just how did things get done? Why the Magistrate of a town called forth the citizens to form a posse... If you've ever watched old westerns, that's the militia in action.
Well regulated didn't mean a bunch of laws. It meant that the citizens were well equipped with appropriate arms. They knew how to shoot. How to track and hunt. They were prepared for a call to arms. Well ordered? They took direction from an appointed officer. Appointed by whom? The local Magistrate.
That's the plain and simple truth of the Militia.
aftv2005 said:Whereas, state defense forces (as the National Guard) exist only through the benevolence of federal law/government, and are therefore, in reality, subject to "federal regulatory impediments", the militia on the other hand, is not bound by federal law, but subject only to the Constitution and the state, so long as the state does not infringe upon its existence.
aftv2005 said:I think you missed my point. We don't need MORE government interest. We need LESS. State defense forces are not the Consitutional militia and I'm sure not dependng on them to protect my Constitutional liberties.. The more government interest in our lives, the more need for citizens to understand their duty to revitalize the real militia.
Also, consider that the only thing the Constitution says is a State power is for the appointment of officers to its militia. The Constitution says a lot about what the feds may do, but actually is rather silent on the authority of the States, as regards the militia.
Before we had modern police forces, just how did things get done? Why the Magistrate of a town called forth the citizens to form a posse... If you've ever watched old westerns, that's the militia in action.
Well regulated didn't mean a bunch of laws. It meant that the citizens were well equipped with appropriate arms. They knew how to shoot. How to track and hunt. They were prepared for a call to arms. Well ordered? They took direction from an appointed officer. Appointed by whom? The local Magistrate.
That's the plain and simple truth of the Militia.
The militia is necessary to the security of a free state. What force can stand against a truly armed citizenry?shield20 said:What is its role?
Doubtfull in todays political climate. What use would the feds have for us? We can not be sent outside the borders of the US, that's the job of the standing Army. We ain't them.Will it be called forth by the President?
Since militia duty has fallen into disrepair (and in general, disfavor), it is up to each one of us to train ourselves. Organization comes if and when we may be called out (rural towns and counties are more apt to call upon its citizens than metropolitan areas). Discipline will occur when leaders are appointed/elected.How is it trained, organized, disciplined?