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2005-07-12 Home Front: Politix

Blago tells military he'll block fighter wing move

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Posted by Deacon Blues 2005-07-12 15:43|| || Front Page|| [5 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Properly, individual States should develop their own State militias. The expense would be mitigated by integrating it fully with all sorts of other State organizations. Think of it as a State-level version of Homeland Security. Police activities would be handled by the State police, foreign border patrol would be by a State equivalent of the INS, (open range) firefighting by a State fire department. Ironically, other than adding a few additional services, most of the State militia already exists.

Posted by Anonymoose 2005-07-12 19:11|| 2005-07-12 19:11|| Front Page Top

#2 Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution.

The Congress shall have the power...
To provide for the organizing, arming, and discipling the Militia, and for governing such Parts of them as may be employed in the Service of the United States, reserving to the States respectively, the Appointment of Officers, and the Authority of training the Militia according to the discipline prescribed by Congress.

A lot of people skip over that part and have their own ideas of what the militia is and isn't. Congress exercises its authority for the organizing of the militia under Title X United States 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, citi-
zens of the United States and of female citizens
of the United States who are commissioned of-
ficers 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.

Posted by Gleans Unalet1788 2005-07-12 20:16|| 2005-07-12 20:16|| Front Page Top

#3 This is interesting reading that offers 2 different viewpoints. Believe it or not, once you get past the "The right of the people to keep and bear arms" part the 2nd ammendment can get a bit murky. I think Thomas Jefferson cleared things up when he wrote "The Second Ammendment shall never be construed as to give Congress the power to deprive law abiding citezens of their arms".

Posted by Deacon Blues">Deacon Blues 2005-07-12 20:29|| 2005-07-12 20:29|| Front Page Top

#4 Too bad they didn't shut down Great Lakes. I still hate that place.

Posted by Pappy 2005-07-12 21:30|| 2005-07-12 21:30|| Front Page Top

#5 The governors might have a better case if they weren't talking about F-16's and such. As an Indiana resident, I'll feel better knowing that they have taken Blago's toys so he can't order a strafing of my neighborhood.

Posted by Super Hose 2005-07-12 23:07|| 2005-07-12 23:07|| Front Page Top

#6 Earth to Blago: GFL.

But thanks for playing.

Posted by Barbara Skolaut">Barbara Skolaut 2005-07-12 23:09|| http://www.ariellestjohndesigns.com]">[http://www.ariellestjohndesigns.com] 2005-07-12 23:09|| Front Page Top

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