There is now. And the Guard is bought and paid for by the U.S. Government, not the State of Illinois, and are under the President's orders, if he so chooses. Unless they all go AWOL, I wouldn't consider them to be "securing a free Illinois".
That is exactly what's described in Article I. Does not Illinois appoint officers and train according to Congress' directives?
I wrote: "The militia of the United States ..."
Yes, the militia of the United States is so described. This is not the well regulated state militia. Two different animals.
State Militia have always been under Federal control, including the power to arm them.
Are you saying there was a time since 1789 when that has not been the case?
Now think about that, Ken H. If the state militias were under federal control, then they're not much use in overthrowing a tyrannical government are they?
So, now what do you say?