The Militia vs. The Standing Army: Does the Distinction Matter?
By: TJ Martinell Within the debate over the meaning of the Second Amendment, a lot of attention gets paid to the phrase “well-regulated militia.” Most of the time, the focus is ...
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Defend the Guard: A Powerful Check on Unconstitutional War Powers
By: Mike Maharrey Presidential administrations come and go but the war machine churns relentlessly on. “Defend the Guard” legislation can throw a monkey wrench in its cogs. Defend the Guard is ...
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South Carolina Bill Would Block Unconstitutional National Guard Deployments
By: Michael Boldin COLUMBIA, S.C. (Nov. 21, 2019) – A bill prefiled in the South Carolina House would prohibit unconstitutional foreign deployments of the state’s National Guard troops. Passage into ...
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What Does the Militia Act of 1792 Tell Us About the Second Amendment?
By: Mike Maharrey Whenever a debate comes up relating to the Second Amendment, somebody inevitably asserts that the right to keep and bear arms only applies to members of the ...
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