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To: Steven Tyler
The Constitution leaves to the “Militia’s” the responsibility to enforce the Law of the Land (ie. the Constitution).

Which article is that? There's a clause saying that the legislature can call forth the militia to "Execute the Laws of the Union, suppress Insurrections and repel Invasions" but nothing about the militia acting on their own.

159 posted on 10/21/2009 6:31:04 PM PDT by Bubba Ho-Tep ("More weight!"--Giles Corey)
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To: Bubba Ho-Tep

10 U.S.C. § 311 : US Code - Section 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.

Article VI - Debts, Supremacy, Oaths
The Senators and Representatives before mentioned, and the Members of the several State Legislatures, and all executive and judicial Officers, both of the United States and of the several States, shall be bound by Oath or Affirmation, to support this Constitution

Section 8 - Powers of Congress
To provide for calling forth the Militia to execute the Laws of the Union,

Amendment 10 - Powers of the States and People. Ratified 12/15/1791. Note
The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people.

Taken together-the Federal and State reps SHALL support the Constitution and, if need be, deploy the Militia to execute this basic Law.
I do believe every elected official works for the People
Powers not enumerated for the “United States” entity flow to the States, or to the people


183 posted on 10/21/2009 7:48:43 PM PDT by Steven Tyler
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