Constitutional Militia
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Constitutional Militia are State government institutions, thoroughly civilian in character. It is by the efforts of "the Militia of the several States", that the "security of a free State" can be preserved throughout the Union.
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Women and the Militia
Women and Militia Service During the pre-constitutional era women were subject to some Militia duties, if only of a financial nature. And if a legislature...
“Settle” the Militia
"Settle" the MilitiaThe United States Constitution followed the long established legal pattern (see for example, Virginia and Rhode Island) of "settling" the Militia in every...
Militia: Not Private Associations
Militia: Not in Any Sense Private AssociationsThe original Constitution refers to “the Militia of the several States”, not “the Militia in the several States”. This is because the Militia...
“M” Word: Militia
"M" Word: "Militia"Decade upon decade of disuse, misuse, and abuse have so thoroughly muddled the meaning of “Militia” in contemporary American political discourse that the...
“Alarm List”
"Alarms" During “alarms”, Rhode Island required all able-bodied free men from sixteen to sixty years of age to muster in defense of their Towns and...