The militia- all able-bodied men. . According to US law.
Why would a militia need to be approved by the state?
Noting that the 14th Amendment (14A) has its share of politically correct interpretations, I don’t know which Supreme Court justices dreamed up the so called “Incorporation of the Bill of Rights,” especially the scope of the 1st and 2nd Amendment (1&2A) with respect to state governments. But the Court (or somebody) got Incorporation Doctrine wrong imo.
More specifically, at least by the time that that the Court decided United States v. Cruikshank, Justice Waite had evidently concluded that 14A did not apply 1&2A to the states. But his conclusion is wrong imo.
The reason that he got it wrong is that the congressional record shows that Rep. John Bingham, the main author of 14A, had read the Bill of Rights, including 1&2A, as main examples of constitutionally enumerated privileges and immunities that 14A apples to the states. He did so after 14A had been ratified.
John Bingham, Congressional Globe. (See 1st & 2nd Amendments (Articles I & II) about in middle of 2nd column of Bingham's clarification.)
So although Justice Waite was correct in saying that Bill of Rights isn't a restriction on ordinary citizens (my wording), he wrongly disagreed with Mr. Bingham imo when he claimed that 14A doesn’t apply 1&2A to the states.
Corrections, insights welcome.
Send "Orange Man Bad" federal and state government desperate Democrats home in November!
Supporting PDJT with a new patriot Congress and state government leaders that will promise to fully support his already excellent work for MAGA and stopping SARS-CoV-2 will effectively give fast-working Trump a "third term" in office imo.
I don’t see any problem with voting Republican ticket for 2020 elections.
Again, insights welcome.