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In reply to the discussion: A well regulated Militia, [View all]Nuclear Unicorn
(19,497 posts)2. As a matter of fact -- Yes.
Well, adult males and females in the National Guard, anyway --
(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, citizens of the United States and of female citizens of the United States who are members 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.
http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/10/311?qt-us_code_tabs=1#qt-us_code_tabs
(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.
http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/10/311?qt-us_code_tabs=1#qt-us_code_tabs
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Nice contribution; not just for the current debate but female empowerment in general. TY n/t
Nuclear Unicorn
May 2014
#12
interesting, so congress can change the meaning of the constitutional term "militia" at any time?
unblock
May 2014
#33
Most of the states have a militia requirement written into their Constitutions.
former9thward
May 2014
#51
Well, to me it's another way of looking at the same language that you look at.
CTyankee
May 2014
#43
agree with Eleanor -- you raise some good points and articulate them well
maggiesfarmer
May 2014
#48
Both the president and the Democratic party platform say the 2A protects an individual right
hack89
May 2014
#14
"Prussia is not a state that has an army, but an army that has a state." Mirabeau
Tierra_y_Libertad
May 2014
#15
The same as always. *Shrug* and be amazed at what people will accept.
Tierra_y_Libertad
May 2014
#45
the fact that you would exclude/delete HALF of the Second Amendment told me all I need to know
napkinz
May 2014
#41
Then why did they throw in that part about the militia? There is no such language in
CTyankee
May 2014
#44
Yes, it is called the Bill or Rights but here I can understand why they thought
CTyankee
May 2014
#53
There's a bit more involved: their militia requirements; their homogeneity; their history of war-
WinkyDink
May 2014
#34