PitViper
01-21-2010, 01:55 AM
A Note on Militias and Federal Armies
1. US Constitution Article 1, Section 8 Clause 12:
The Congress shall have Power . . . :
To raise and support Armies, but no Appropriation of Money to that Use shall be for a longer Term than Two Years;
2. US Constitution Article 1, Section 8 Clause 15:
The Congress shall have Power . . . :
To provide for calling forth the Militia to execute the Laws of the Union, suppress Insurrections and repel Invasions;
3. US Constitution Article 1, Section 8 Clause 16:
The Congress shall have Power . . . :
To provide for organizing, arming, and disciplining the Militia, and for governing such Part of them as may be employed in the Service of the United States, reserving to the States respectively, the Appointment of the Officers, and the Authority of training the Militia according to the discipline prescribed by Congress;
As you can see, the Federal Army was supposed to be a temporary thing. The MILITIA was the Permanent force that was supposed to be funded, supported, encouraged, organized, armed etc to handle ALL affairs within their locality of any proportion, NOT a “police” force and NOT a Federal Army. A Force of THE PEOPLE.
1. US Constitution Article 1, Section 8 Clause 12:
The Congress shall have Power . . . :
To raise and support Armies, but no Appropriation of Money to that Use shall be for a longer Term than Two Years;
2. US Constitution Article 1, Section 8 Clause 15:
The Congress shall have Power . . . :
To provide for calling forth the Militia to execute the Laws of the Union, suppress Insurrections and repel Invasions;
3. US Constitution Article 1, Section 8 Clause 16:
The Congress shall have Power . . . :
To provide for organizing, arming, and disciplining the Militia, and for governing such Part of them as may be employed in the Service of the United States, reserving to the States respectively, the Appointment of the Officers, and the Authority of training the Militia according to the discipline prescribed by Congress;
As you can see, the Federal Army was supposed to be a temporary thing. The MILITIA was the Permanent force that was supposed to be funded, supported, encouraged, organized, armed etc to handle ALL affairs within their locality of any proportion, NOT a “police” force and NOT a Federal Army. A Force of THE PEOPLE.