04-14-2018, 07:17 AM
BjornF16 Wrote:Yes, really. The Militia Act of 1792 (not 1903) describes the militia as originally conceived by the Founders.stanc Wrote:The militia, as originally conceived by the Founders, ceased to exist.Not really...Militia Act of 1903:
BjornF16 Wrote:Everyone else is the Reserve Militia (as understood by the Founders).Wrong again. Even in the 1903 revision, "everyone else" is not the Reserve Militia. Only able-bodied males 18-45 years old.
No disabled males. No males younger than 18 or older than 45. No females of any age.
BjornF16 Wrote:It was "we the people" as the Founders understood "we the people" to be...(and yes, by today's standards, bigoted).By what math does approximately 20% of the population (i.e., able-bodied males 18-45) equate in your mind to "the" people???
BjornF16 Wrote:If it were as you suggest, then why weren't members of the militia who turned age 46 required to relinquish their arms?AFAIK, the law didn't say they had to turn in their arms. It just said they were no longer members of the Reserve (aka unorganized) militia.
