Larry, this is basic US history, that every school kid learned all through school.
One of the benefits of a US public school education is a shared history. Some specifics on current militia rules: The reserve militia/unorganized militia All able bodied men, 17 to 45 of age, are ultimately eligible to be called up into military service and belong to the class known as the Reserve Militia, also known as the unorganized militia. Able bodied men who are not eligible for inclusion in the unorganized militia pool are those aliens not having declared their intent to become citizens of the United States (10 USC 311) and former regular component veterans of the armed forces who have reached the age of 64 (32 USC 313). All female citizens who are members of National Guard units are also included in the unorganized militia pool (10 USC 311). Other persons who are exempt from call to duty (10 USC 312) and are not therefore in the unorganized militia pool include: - The Vice President (also constitutionally the President of the Senate, that body which confirms the appointment of senior armed forces officers made by the Commander in Chief). - The judicial and executive officers of the United States, the several States and Territories, and Puerto Rico. - Members of the armed forces, except members who are not on active duty. - Customhouse clerks. - Persons employed by the United States in the transmission of mail. - Workmen employed in armories, arsenals, and naval shipyards of the United States. - Pilots on navigable waters. - Mariners in the sea service of a citizen of, or a merchant in, the United States. Many individual states have additional statutes describing their residents as part of the state militia; for example Washington law specifies all able-bodied citizens or intended citizens over the age of eighteen as members of the state militia, as explicitly distinct from the National Guard and Washington State Guard.<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Militia_%28United_States%29#cite_note-46> On Mon, Nov 10, 2008 at 1:38 PM, Larry Lyons <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >Militia clauses of the constitution? Former federal law. > > > >I'm not grabbing this stuff, it's out there on google, and it's true. > > If its true, then you need to provide some support for your statement. > Otherwise it sounds too much like NRA propaganda. > > > > >The militia once consisted of all able bodied males between 15 and 45. > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;207172674;29440083;f Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:279695 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5
