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What Exactly Is... The Militia?
The Tea Party Tribune ^ | 2/21/13 | Jim Funkhouser

Posted on 02/21/2013 8:28:27 PM PST by HMS Surprise

Certainly the militia is the people, for what else could it possibly be? Here’s the definitive quote from one of our founding fathers: ”I ask, sir, what is the militia? It is the whole people, except for a few public officials.” — George Mason, in Debates in the Virginia Convention.

Consider the question: Does combining the right of free speech with the right to assemble diminish either? Of course not. And the same is true when you combine the right to assemble with the right to be armed. Meeting with rifles in hand for the purpose of training in their proper use is exactly what “well-regulated” means.

In fact, the Supreme Court supercedes Joe Biden on this issue. In U.S. v Miller the Supremes decided that a sawed-off shotgun is not a military weapon, so it is therefore not protected by the 2nd amendment. The clear implication is that only military-style weapons are protected. The very weapons politicians are trying to ban, are the only weapons that the founders thought worth defending with a constitutional amendment.

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The "M" word...
1 posted on 02/21/2013 8:28:29 PM PST by HMS Surprise
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To: HMS Surprise

Who is the Militia???

You ARE!

Armed or amputee.


2 posted on 02/21/2013 8:34:51 PM PST by Scrambler Bob ( Concerning bo -- that refers to the president. If I capitalize it, I mean the dog.)
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To: Scrambler Bob

True that. But if we are to set things right we need to stop avoiding the word, and the deed.


3 posted on 02/21/2013 8:39:19 PM PST by HMS Surprise (Chris Christie can STILL go straight to hell.)
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To: HMS Surprise

Of course the Militia is “the people”
And of course it starts at the local level.

When people who know one another come together for to discuss community and speak earnestly, we generally come to an amicable resolution as to governance which generally falls far short of threat of arms.
We talk and we sort things out at the local level.

When people at in DC want to reinterpret what the militia is, and declare it a military force controlled by the federal government, to be used against the people.
That usurps us at the local level.

Rick Perry is so correct when it comes to 10th amendment and 2nd amendment rights.


4 posted on 02/21/2013 8:40:29 PM PST by mylife (The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
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To: Scrambler Bob

What we need to do is organize “Our Militia” and prepare for what is destined to happen shortly.

I suggest each person who has the cahonies to organize such a Militia stand and take control.

I offer myself to organize a Militia for the Verde Vally Region (Arizona).

Send me your name and telephone or email if you have what it takes to defend what is left of a once great nation.


5 posted on 02/21/2013 8:41:10 PM PST by jongaltsr
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To: mylife

I like Rick Perry, but I would love to see just one national political figure stand up and ask for local militia units to begin forming.


6 posted on 02/21/2013 8:43:29 PM PST by HMS Surprise (Chris Christie can STILL go straight to hell.)
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To: jongaltsr

I would start with family, friends, neighbors, co-workers, etc. If you have a sheriff who understands inform him of your intentions. I suspect any Arizona sheriff would be supportive. The American Legion, VFWs, local gun shops, and gun shows are great recruiting vehicles.


7 posted on 02/21/2013 8:46:49 PM PST by HMS Surprise (Chris Christie can STILL go straight to hell.)
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To: jongaltsr

Do it by organizing YOUR LOCAL officials.

They work for YOU! Not DC!

And While DC denizens seem to be foreign to us, They also are supposed to work for us.

So let’s get tough at the local level politically, Challenge these chucklehead tyrants via the process.

And of course, keep your powder dry.


8 posted on 02/21/2013 8:48:18 PM PST by mylife (The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
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To: HMS Surprise

The founders had a mortal fear of a standing army. They did not want one. They wanted the army to coalesce from armed citizens when needed. This on-demand army is the militia. There can be no militia without armed citizens.


9 posted on 02/21/2013 8:50:05 PM PST by E. Pluribus Unum ("Somebody has to be courageous enough to stand up to the bullies." --Dr. Ben Carson)
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To: HMS Surprise

Amen.
This is a long war.

Ya got to check out the city council meetings to know the local players.


10 posted on 02/21/2013 8:50:33 PM PST by mylife (The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
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To: HMS Surprise
”I ask, sir, what is the militia? It is the whole people, except for a few public officials.” — George Mason, in Debates in the Virginia Convention.

Uh-oh. The "P" word. The "P" that can't be trusted with AR-15s and large cap magazines.

11 posted on 02/21/2013 8:52:05 PM PST by sauropod (I will not comply)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

The Constitution actually specifically forbids the formation of a standing army for more than two years. This is why we have been in a constant state of war since 1945. It’s my opinion that the militia has fallen by the wayside precisely because Ft. Campbell, Ft. Benning, Ft. Hood, Ft. Lewis, etc., have been filling the vacuum.


12 posted on 02/21/2013 8:54:32 PM PST by HMS Surprise (Chris Christie can STILL go straight to hell.)
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To: HMS Surprise

Texas is a Local Militia unit.

Abbott and Perry have been poking DC in the eye for ages.

We have others in this great nation too.

God Bless the people that defend the 10th amendment and protect the 2nd.


13 posted on 02/21/2013 8:54:53 PM PST by mylife (The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
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To: sauropod

That is an interesting observation. I don’t think Joe Biden is going to be hanging out on his balcony without his shotgun though. Put an “R” by his name and he would forever be remembered as the most ridiculous political figure in American History... Well, maybe Johnson (either one) tops him.


14 posted on 02/21/2013 8:57:49 PM PST by HMS Surprise (Chris Christie can STILL go straight to hell.)
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To: HMS Surprise
If you ask the leftards, they would say....vigilantes, hanging mobs,
the perpetual view the useful idiots take when they think of...'us'


PS: Notice any...specifics' about this pic?
15 posted on 02/21/2013 8:59:00 PM PST by 45semi (A police state is always preceded by a nanny state...)
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To: mylife

Texas has a home guard.. I believe. But I would argue that this needs to be expanded greatly. Yes, Texas is our Alamo.


16 posted on 02/21/2013 8:59:49 PM PST by HMS Surprise (Chris Christie can STILL go straight to hell.)
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To: mylife

We have no local officials. If there are any they are spineless and make no attempt to organize or stand up and speak their piece.

I have nothing to lose.

I think others fear losing what they have left.

I don’t care any longer except to save what I remember America was - but no longer is.......!


17 posted on 02/21/2013 9:00:45 PM PST by jongaltsr
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To: mylife

We have no local officials. If there are any they are spineless and make no attempt to organize or stand up and speak their piece.

I have nothing to lose.

I think others fear losing what they have left.

I don’t care any longer except to save what I remember America was - but no longer is.......!


18 posted on 02/21/2013 9:01:01 PM PST by jongaltsr
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To: 45semi

Yes, all of the rubes are pasty white sub-humans.


19 posted on 02/21/2013 9:02:22 PM PST by HMS Surprise (Chris Christie can STILL go straight to hell.)
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To: HMS Surprise

I would prefer Tx be our Goliad

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Goliad


20 posted on 02/21/2013 9:03:05 PM PST by mylife (The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
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