Posted on 04/01/2017 7:34:34 AM PDT by marktwain
On Saturday, President Donald Trump issued an executive order activating the Militia in all 50 states and seven U.S. territories. The executive order claimed that as president he had authority as Commander in Chief to activate the militia, consisting of All people capable of bearing arms.
In the order, President Trump urged all militia members to carry arms during their daily activities as a way to deter terrorism and prevent crime.
President Trump's order was immediately decried as unconstitutional by Maximum Waters, spokesperson for the Democrat Party. Ms Waters stated that the order was blatantly illegal, because the activating militia law, dating to 1916, only applies to males, while the order applies to all people, including women, and trans women who may be biologically male, but identify as women.
Waters noted that Mr. Trump could not force women and trans-women to carry weapons, and that the infusion of tens of millions of armed militia in the streets would drive up crime, and endanger minorities in urban centers such as Chicago and Baltimore.
The order will go into effect on 1 April, 2017, at 24:59:59 Pacific time, and extend until 00:00:01 on 2 April, 2017, Eastern Standard time. Militia members are ordered to exercise the NRA safety rules and to keep their fingers outside of the trigger guard unless necessary to prevent violence. If action is necessary, judicious marksmanship is expected.
NRA spokesperson, Chris LaPierre, declined comment in time for publication.
Gun Owners of America issued a brief statement saying that the order was long overdue, but did not go far enough. Nonetheless, GOA considered the action a good first step.
National Pubic Radio commentator Mary Liason stated that numerous studies showed that millions of untrained militia on the streets
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I thought that was funny!
Glad you caught that.
Your Governor has that power. Not the Prz, yes
Governors have the power to call up the militia in their state.
The President can call up the militia nationally.
The Congress has the power to call up the militia in the Constitution, and they delegated the power to the President as Commander in Chief, in 1795.
The power of the President to call up the militia has been upheld by the Supreme Court as late as the 1980’s.
Thought the cases involved the National Guard, the militia consists of all men capable of bearing arms. The president could certainly activate them when needed in a national emergency.
http://www.heritage.org/constitution/#!/articles/2/essays/87/commander-of-militia
This is a significant political fact, considering that some commentators have actively wondered about a military coup against President Trump, and that there are, literally, millions of well armed, unorganized militiamen that would likely answer the President’s call.
Pintle mount it, like a .50 machine gun.
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And should!
During the Civil War at the battle of Gettysburg a man, 70+ years old showed up at the battle line and offered his services to the yankees. Turns out he was a veteran of the war of 1812 and fought alongside the troops with his “brown bess” musket for the better part of the day. After a few near misses, the local Commanding officer sent him home for his own good.
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I thought “Maximum Waters” was cute.
Filibuster him! LOL.
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