[Political Junkie Too]

I wasn't familiar with that act, but the funding of militias should be the responsibility of Congress if the part about "To provide for organizing, arming, and disciplining, the Militia..." means what it says.

If the state militias are to be the units that Congress can call up, then Congress has to "provide for" the "arming" of those militias.

I would think that any law passed by Congress has its roots in these clauses, so any state military unit (funded by the feds or not) belong to the states and are officered by the states.

That is, if the Constitution means what it says it means.

-PJ -PJ

[Reily]

Yes I understand all that but with $$$ comes some measure of control!

See post 63 Sauron has a better handle on those federal acts then I do.

Also, it was Reagan not Bush I who got into a fight with the Maas guv over deploying the Mass NG unit to Central America. I misremembered that! I think the court decision reinforced federal control.

So, if Xiden federalized them and they refused to stand down, they could be court martialed. If they refuse to tear down the wire again court martialed for disobeying a lawful order. Made particularly lawful by the stupid USSC ruling.