Report and Resolutions of Connecticut on the Militia Question
August 25, 1812 Upon the receipt of General Dearborn's requisition, Governor Griswold convened the Council, June 29, 1812. This body advised him not to comply with the requisition on ...
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The War of 1812 and State Sovereignty: New England’s Militia Resistance Explained
By: Mike Maharrey Was the militia intended to be used as an offensive military force in foreign lands? During the War of 1812, New England states not only said no, ...
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The Militia the Founders Envisioned, and What Remains Today
By: Michael Boldin “Who are the militia? They consist now of the whole people.” George Mason cut to the heart of it: the militia was not a government creation, but ...
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A King in Camouflage
By: Derek Sheriff Last month, a headline stopped me cold: President Trump had mobilized the California National Guard over the objections of Governor Newsom – and then, federal Marines were ...
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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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