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To: thackney
"Then Madison was referring to more than the Militia when he spoke of number able to bear arms."

First of all, in your quote, Madison is talking about a federal standing army, NOT a Militia.

Second, he's estimating that the largest standing army that can be carried (I assume he means afforded) is 1/100th of the entire population (or 1/25th of those in the population who are eligible to carry arms).

He then compares that small number to the large number of those in a Militia who would oppose them.

131 posted on 03/18/2008 12:50:03 PM PDT by robertpaulsen
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To: robertpaulsen
"Then Madison was referring to more than the Militia when he spoke of number able to bear arms."

First of all, in your quote, Madison is talking about a federal standing army, NOT a Militia.

When Madison wrote "one twenty-fifth part of the number able to bear arms", the number able to bear arms is not a federal standing army or the militia. It is a large number of people than either of those.

132 posted on 03/18/2008 1:00:16 PM PDT by thackney (life is fragile, handle with prayer)
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To: robertpaulsen

“Americans have the right and advantage of being armed - unlike the citizens of other countries whose governments are afraid to trust the people with arms.” - James Madison


135 posted on 03/18/2008 1:06:32 PM PDT by Triple (Socialism denies people the right to the fruits of their labor, and is as abhorrent as slavery)
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To: robertpaulsen

“The Constitution preserves the advantage of being armed which Americans possess over the people of almost every other nation where the governments are afraid to trust the people with arms.” - James Madison


136 posted on 03/18/2008 1:08:28 PM PDT by Triple (Socialism denies people the right to the fruits of their labor, and is as abhorrent as slavery)
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To: robertpaulsen

I’d say Madison is very clear. The right to bear arms is for americans/citizens/people, and for possible confrontation with a government/standing army, including the government he was putting in place.

The foundaer were wary of governments and standing armies.


139 posted on 03/18/2008 1:14:54 PM PDT by Triple (Socialism denies people the right to the fruits of their labor, and is as abhorrent as slavery)
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To: robertpaulsen

“Americans have the right and advantage of being armed - unlike the citizens of other countries whose governments are afraid to trust the people with arms.” - James Madison

“The Constitution preserves the advantage of being armed which Americans possess over the people of almost every other nation where the governments are afraid to trust the people with arms.” - James Madison


140 posted on 03/18/2008 1:15:50 PM PDT by Triple (Socialism denies people the right to the fruits of their labor, and is as abhorrent as slavery)
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