I'm in favor of well-regulated militias. The National Guard does not fill the bill. Nor does a police force.
My understanding of "well-regulated" is not a private army, but a militia under the supervision and direction of a democratically elected government. The jurisdictional size of the government is a practical matter: large enough to have the resources to muster, equip, train, and supervise the force, small enough to keep a handle on it.
So, something at least as big as a county that has a professional fire department, smaller than the State of California (California would have several regional militias.)
As our federal government becomes less able to handle all the responsibilities it has taken on itself since WWII, we are going to need those well-regulated militias. No legal reason I can see why a few states could not try setting up some well-regulated militias on a small scale and give them some jobs to do. There are plenty of military veterans who would be happy to lend a hand. I don't see this as being just a red state project.
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Date: 2023-08-20 07:10 am (UTC)My understanding of "well-regulated" is not a private army, but a militia under the supervision and direction of a democratically elected government. The jurisdictional size of the government is a practical matter: large enough to have the resources to muster, equip, train, and supervise the force, small enough to keep a handle on it.
So, something at least as big as a county that has a professional fire department, smaller than the State of California (California would have several regional militias.)
As our federal government becomes less able to handle all the responsibilities it has taken on itself since WWII, we are going to need those well-regulated militias. No legal reason I can see why a few states could not try setting up some well-regulated militias on a small scale and give them some jobs to do. There are plenty of military veterans who would be happy to lend a hand. I don't see this as being just a red state project.