The National Guard is NOT the Militia, The People are.
You have fallen into the trap that the Left want’s Us to- believing that The People are not the Militia and therefore The People don’t have the Right to KEEP and BEAR ARMS.
/shaking head at even seeing this posted by a Freeper.
Thank You!
The militia is a complex issue, ma. I meant no disrespect.
The Militia Act of 1903 established the National Guard in each state, under direction of the governor. But that National Guard is, or becomes, somehow, part of the “National Guard of the United States” and is then considered part of the reserves which can be called into federal service by the President.
From what I can tell, the “regular” National Guard — Army and Air both — is nothing but federal reserves. The President can take them away from the governor when he wishes and I think that’s wrong unless the governor and/or legislature agrees.
But the law also describes the “unorganized” or “irregular” militia, which is all able-bodied men ages 17 to 45 plus veterans up to age 64. That’s us.
I agree with you. Armed citizens, by definition, are the militia. But federal law takes away the organized militia, the trained professionals, and makes them reservists for the regular Army and Air Force. That leaves us, the unorganized militia, looking very disorganized indeed.
Worse, our overlords don’t trust us. For proof, look at the terms used to describe the civilian peacekeepers who showed up at Bundy’s ranch.