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To: publiusF27
"these men were expected to appear bearing arms"

"These men" being a fairly select group of individuals. In Federalist 46, Madison envisioned "... a militia amounting to near half a million of citizens with arms in their hands ...". In 1788, that represented only 15-20% of the population.

813 posted on 11/14/2007 9:02:52 AM PST by robertpaulsen
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To: robertpaulsen

I’ve missed you, RP. You’re a funny guy. Usually, I’m quoting Madison, and you’re quoting some New Deal era Supreme Court decision. Now I guess turnabout is fair play. As noted in my post, the Supreme Court said this about the makeup of the militia:

“These show plainly enough that the Militia comprised all males physically capable of acting in concert for the common defense.”


837 posted on 11/14/2007 11:14:13 AM PST by publiusF27
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