The meaning of “militia” in the Second Amendment
By: Rob Natelson This is the second article examining contributions to our understanding of the Constitution from the three brand new volumes of the Documentary History of the Ratification of the Constitution ...
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Sovereign Immunity and Military Federalism
by Robert Leider Are the federal war powers so absolute and exclusive that they include the power to subject state governments to nonconsensual suits for monetary damages? That was the ...
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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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The 2nd Amendment: 3 main reasons it exists
By: Michael Boldin 1. Individual, natural right of self-defense. 2. In defense of liberty, the union, and the states. 3. To prevent the “greatest threat to liberty” – large standing armies. ...
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Mark Meckler’s “COS” Board Member Has Drafted New Constitution Which Imposes Gun Control
By Publius Huldah (Joanna Martin, J.D.) Our Framers understood that a free State cannot exist without an armed and trained populace (i.e., the Militia). Accordingly, they wrote a Constitution which ...
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Tactical Civics | Militia Purpose
The purpose of today's article, is to introduce you to just one of the “Tactical Civics” messages on Constitutional Militia purpose. What is the need and purpose of a ...
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Can Trump unilaterally call up the militia?
By: Brion McClanahan My email box has been on fire in the last few days. Everyone is concerned about the current political climate in America. We are on the verge ...
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Michigan Bill Would Ban Unconstitutional National Guard Deployments
By: Michael Boldin LANSING, Mich. (Jan. 11, 2019) – A bill introduced in the Michigan House would prohibit unconstitutional foreign combat deployments of the state’s national guard troops, an important ...
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