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To: Redcloak
It's a facetious argument...... The right of The National Guard to be secure in their persons,..

Excellent example. It shows the great contradictions that the Left has in regards to their concepts of "Rights" and "Powers".

I was in the NG for 2 years, after 6 yrs. active. The National Guard never considered itself "the militia". Since any National Guard unit can be "Federalized", the National Guard would be useless in defending a state from a federal enemy, as is the intent of: "being necessary to the security of a free state..."

23 posted on 10/12/2004 10:22:12 AM PDT by elbucko ( Feral Republican)
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To: elbucko
The National Guard and the "unorganized militia" are also separate entities under Federal law.

10 USC 311 states...

§ 311. Militia: composition and classes

(a) The militia of the United States consists of all able-bodied males at least 17 years of age and, except as provided in section 313 of title 32, under 45 years of age who are, or who have made a declaration of intention to become, citizens of the United States and of female citizens of the United States who are members of the National Guard.

(b) The classes of the militia are—

(1) the organized militia, which consists of the National Guard and the Naval Militia; and

(2) the unorganized militia, which consists of the members of the militia who are not members of the National Guard or the Naval Militia.

24 posted on 10/12/2004 10:59:17 AM PDT by Redcloak (Vikings plundered my last tag line.)
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