Well Regulated Militia?

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What is a well-regulated militia?

What distinguishes a well regulated one from one that is not well regulated?
 
Historically “well-regulated” meant well-trained or properly functioning. It did NOT imply regulations in the modern understanding of the word.
 
Generally, the militia of the U.S., by law (Title 10), is composed of all able bodied males b/w ages of 17 and 44 who don’t work for the post office.

it is further divided b/w the uniformed (national guard) and those who are not uniformed (all others).
 
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Identifiable? Unless one is transgender, its fairly easy to determine a
male from a female. Date of birth, disability, and place of work are the
only other factors needed to determine if one is a militia member.

Remember, U.S. has a militia by law and so do states. The laws don’t have
to be the same for both. For instance, in my state, militia extends until
a much later age.
 
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That’s the de facto militia. And yes, they exist. Look at the Cajun Navy
that went to Houston to help in the flood (crossed state lines).

I want to say it was the Red Cross who was pushing after the last flood to
have a law that volunteers be registered or licensed to do work in a
natural disaster. That ain’t going to fly.
 
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In the U.S. Constitution (section 8 of Article 1)… The Congress has the power to prescribe to the states the discipline of the Militia. This is the body of the Constitution which has to be read in light of the Bill of Rights, especially the 2nd Ammendment, and understanding that the original authors of the body of the Constitution did not get all of the powers for the Congress that they originally desired b/c of the deal made with the states on the ratification of the body (the deal to have a Bill of Rights come later to limit government intrusion unto personal life).

Also, keep in mind that the Federalist Papers are not law, were never law, and were published by a few individuals with their own political agenda.
 
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To draft is to call into service. The president, per the Constitution, has power to call militia into service to enforce laws.

One can be a member of the militia but not called into service (think of them as a reserve).

As far as I know, the Militia does not have to be paid for service.
 
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That argument keeps floating around the internet but I’ve not seen anything that really backs it up.

This is the best summary of the text I’ve found.

 
The duties of the members are to follow the law.

Congress has authority to control them via governing parts of them, arming them, and disciplining them to the extent they may be employed in service to the United States.
 
They regulate people by which employers for which they work, which hunting
clubs they get invited to, etc… It’s all in the laws. You just have to
read them.

They get tested by CPA’s (most CPA’s are unaware), private investigators,
attorneys, etc… They are segregated, used, misused, abused all for the
sake of the American Dollar.

It’s the American System, based on Masonic principles. Good for them.
 
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