“Slave Patrols”
“Slave Patrols”
To some, the history of "slave patrols" might suggest that revitalization of “the Militia of the several States” would actually be politically unwise—because...
Slavery and the Militia
Slavery and the Militia
Slaves throughout the American Colonies were almost always disbarred from the possession of firearms, except under close supervision, no doubt on...
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...
“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...
Militia: Entrusted with “Police Powers”
“Police Powers”: Entrusted to the Militia as Governmental Institutions
From the earliest days in the American colonies, the Militia were empowered to execute the laws...
“Able-Bodied” and Militia Service
Every “Able-Bodied” Male Between the Ages of 16 to 60 Subject to Some Service in the MilitiaThe general rule for about one hundred fifty...
Trained Bands
Trained BandsThroughout the pre-constitutional period from the mid-1600s to the late 1700s, Rhode Island designated the largest and most active components of her Militia...
Militia: Not Private Associations
Militia: Not in Any Sense Private Associations
The original Constitution refers to “the Militia of the several States”, not “the Militia in the several States”. This is because the...
Militia: The Primacy of Social Duty Over Individual Right
Militia: The Primacy of Social Duty Over Individual Right
The principle of a universal legal duty for individual militia service persisted even after the Colonists...
“Militia”: What are They?
“Militia”: What are They?
To understand the Constitution with respect to the Militia (and everything else it contains, for that matter), Americans must focus on...
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“Emergency Powers”
"Emergency Powers"The real "emergency" that confronts Americans is the lust of aspiring and conspiring usurpers and tyrants for power WE THE PEOPLE have withheld...
“Official Immunity”
"Official Immunity"The Constitution itself provides for one and only one “official immunity”, in its allowance that, “for any Speech or Debate in either House...
“War”: The Constitutional Meaning
"War": The Constitutional MeaningConstitutionally speaking, "War" is a specific set of legal relations between two or more independent nations. Therefore no "War" can be...
“The War on Terror”
"The War on Terror" Rogue officials stir up the "fear" of "terrorism". With "terrorism" as their excuse they arrogate new "war powers" to themselves....
“Aggregate Powers”
“Aggregate Powers”: Powers Cobbled Together and Exercised by Rogue Government Officials That are Not Enumerated in the Constitution
Typically, when aspiring usurpers and tyrants cannot rationalize...