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Originally posted by TauCetixeta
reply to post by Bioshock
Please don't have a heart attack. It will never pass the House of Representatives.
BTW, it's hard to read and understand all of that Legalese Gobbly Goop anyway.
Hire a good lawyer to read it fast.
Originally posted by gariac
reply to post by this_is_who_we_are
The 2nd amendment provides for the state run national guard. The activist courts have extended it to an individual right. Now if you want to defend the country, more power to you. Join the national guard. Of course, they require you to leave your weapon at the armory. ;-)
The role of militia, also known as military service and duty, in the United States is complex and has transformed over time.[1] The term militia can be used to describe any number of groups within the United States. Primarily, these fall into:
The organized militia created by the Militia Act of 1903, which split from the 1792 Uniform Militia forces, and consist of State militia forces, notably the National Guard and the Naval Militia.[2] The National Guard however, is not to be confused with the National Guard of the United States, which is a federally recognized reserve military force, although the two are linked.
Constitution - Article II - The Executive Branch Section 2 - Clause 1:The President shall be Commander in Chief of the Army and Navy of the United States, and of the Militia of the several States when called into the actual service of the United States. [Article 2,Section 2 of the US Constitution]...
The reserve militia[3] or unorganized militia, which is presently defined by the Militia Act of 1903 to consist of every able-bodied man of at least 17 and under 45 years of age who is not a member of the National Guard or Naval Militia.(That is, anyone who would be eligible for a draft.) Former members of the armed forces up to age 65 are also considered part of the "unorganized militia" per Sec 313 Title 32 of the US Code
Originally posted by ownbestenemy
Easy now. While I tend to agree with much you said, the above is a stretch, The North Vietnamese were well funded and had access to small arms that we didn't think they did. The Afghanistani had the ample hlep of the United Sates with regards to arms; i.e., upgrading them. If we didn't bring them up to speed, that landscape could be quite different today.
Originally posted by EarthCitizen07
No offense meant, but the correct thing for elected officials to do if they do not understand the bulk of legislation being voted on, is to abstain. Abstain can mean neutral and/or I do not know enough about this yet. Voting otherwise is irresponsible imho.
Originally posted by TauCetixeta
reply to post by Bioshock
Please don't have a heart attack. It will never pass the House of Representatives.
Originally posted by Majic
The following is my opinion as a member participating in this discussion.
The Virtue Of Abstinence
It isn't. Rather, it's that I don't think the best answer to irrational rhetoric is more irrational rhetoric. I think there's enough of that to last a thousand lifetimes as it is.As an ATS Staff Member, I will not moderate in threads such as this where I have participated as a member.
I WANT TO SEE HOW MANY OF YOU ARE GONNA FIRE AT THE TANKS AND SOLDIERS WAITING OUTSIDE YOUR HOUSE TO CONFISCATE YOUR GUNS. I WANNA SEE YOU FIRE AT THEM SO YOUR HOUSE CAN BE RIDDLED WITH BULLETS AND YOUR KIDS AND WIFE BLOWN TO PIECES WHILE YOU MAKE A STAND.
Originally posted by MajicThe following is my opinion as a member participating in this discussion.
Those of us unwilling to do that could, as in the case of legislators who don't read what they vote for, choose to abstain from voting as well, but we already know how popular that option is in practice.As an ATS Staff Member, I will not moderate in threads such as this where I have participated as a member.
The founders wrote more than enough commentary regarding the subject for it to be crystal clear to even the most obtuse: namely our right to protect ourselves from tyranny within our own government.
A standing military force, with an overgrown Executive will not long be safe companions to liberty. The means of defence against foreign danger have been always the instruments of tyranny at home.
Amendment X
The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people.
Originally posted by Majic
Despite the ongoing, longstanding media narrative that Americans are too stupid to govern ourselves, I think the nation does, in aggregate, possess enough wisdom to do the job well.
But only if we as citizens have access to the facts, are willing to take the time to learn and consider them, and apply them in making our own decisions.
Those of us unwilling to do that could, as in the case of legislators who don't read what they vote for, choose to abstain from voting as well, but we already know how popular that option is in practice.
Originally posted by EarthCitizen07
reply to post by gariac
State government is still government. Only difference is it is not federal government. The corruption has spread to the states almost as much as to the federal level. The national guard belongs to the states.
The militias were based on colonial america before the USA seperated from Great Britain and were crucial to winning the revolutionary war. Today americans are getting oppressed covertly from their own government, namely the federal government with its overblown and mismanaged statism.