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Ted Burton (scouter@VALINT.NET)
Mon, 26 Apr 1999 17:59:36 -0700
At 22:30 -0400 on 4/25/1999, Robert W. Silvis mailed :
>If you were truly informed you would further know that our
>constitution states that EVERY man between the ages of 18 and 65 is
>required to be a member of a ready militia.
I have searched the Constitution and its several amendments, the only
things I find that mention 'militia' are the following:
--------- begin quoted material ----------
Article I of the Constitution of the United States:
Section 8. The Congress shall have power
[snip]
To provide for calling forth the militia to execute the laws of the
union, suppress insurrections and repel invasions;
To provide for organizing, arming, and disciplining, the militia, and
for governing such part of them as may be employed in the service of
the United States, reserving to the states respectively, the
appointment of the officers, and the authority of training the
militia according to the discipline prescribed by Congress;
Article II of the Constitution of the United States:
Section 2. 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;
Amendment II of the Constitution of the United States:
A well regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a free
state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms, shall not be
infringed.
Amendment V of the Constitution of the United States:
No person shall be held to answer for a capital, or otherwise
infamous crime, unless on a presentment or indictment of a grand
jury, except in cases arising in the land or naval forces, or in the
militia, when in actual service in time of war or public danger;
--------- end quoted material -----------
Therefor, Mr. Silvis, I am curious which part of the Constitution and
its several amendments in your view requires that every man between
the ages of 18 and 65 is required to be a member of a ready militia?
And I note with renewed interest the statement "The Congress shall
have power ... To provide for organizing, arming, and disciplining,
the militia ..." which would seem to contradict those who believe any
two or more citizens may declare themselves 'the militia.'
Thanks for listening.
Ted
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