Matt Dillon (12-03-2021)
An example of militia that went into military service would be Roosevelt's Rough Riders. Roosevelt organized and recruited the membership of the unit then offered it for military service. That's an example of militia outside the national guard, which before it was the national guard it was called the "organized militia."
Matt Dillon (12-03-2021)
No. The National Guard is the NATIONAL militia. They are not a State militia of any State.
They may be called for by a governor of a State, but they are the National militia. That's why they are called the National Guard.
Incidentally, it is the right of the federal government, as a government entity, to defend itself by calling forth a national militia, which is what the National Guard is. Unlike State militias, which must be disbanded in times of peace, the national militia can be left a standing army.
Just as it is the right of a State to defend itself by calling forth a State militia. Washington State, for example, has a 'militia' of 75 members at the moment, which are administrative personnel. None of them are troops. If activated, the State militia can be organized pretty quickly in this way.
We also have a National Guard base at our local federal fort, Fort Lewis.
See Article I, $8 and $10.
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Truth Detector (12-03-2021)
Last edited by Into the Night; 12-02-2021 at 09:43 PM.
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The National Guard didn't exist as such prior to the end of the Spanish American war. Before that, it was called the Organized Militia, although some units called themselves National Guard. Up through at least the beginning of the Civil War militia units generally required members to purchase and own their equipment including firearms and uniforms. There was also no standard uniform and units adopted their own based generally on what the Army was using.
In addition to the Organized militia, there were units of Volunteers formed in time of war. These were scratch units formed usually by wealthy individuals and outfitted in various ways and as various types of unit but mostly infantry or cavalry. Some more famous volunteer regiments over US history include:
The Kentucky Mounted Rifles in the War of 1812. The governor of Kentucky called for men with means to provide themselves a horse, rifle (not musket), etc., and volunteer for service. The regiment reached about 1,000 men at its height and proved to be one of the best units the US had in the Great Lakes region.
Wilder's "Lighting" Brigade. John Wilder, an Illinois lawyer, using regiments of volunteers devised a means of pursuing and defeating Confederate raiders / cavalry using men riding mules as dragoons (mounted infantry). He paid for his brigade to be equipped with Spencer repeating rifles--a huge increase in firepower--as well. A Confederate curse at the time about this weapon and its fearsome firepower was That damned Yankee rifle! You load it on Sunday, and it shoots all week!
Roosevelt's Rough Riders would be another from the Spanish American War.
These are Volunteer militia rather than organized (or standing) militia like the National Guard.
Matt Dillon (12-03-2021)
he is a poser - a bullshit artist - even today - as we ignore the intent of the constitution and allow standing federal armies - the national guard is controlled by the state - even when called up
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Title_...ed_States_Code
A standing federal army was always allowed under the Constitution. What limited it, and limits it is it can only be funded two years at a time, at most. The Navy on the other hand can be funded for as many years as Congress wants. The intent of that was to make it difficult to fund a large standing army because the founders thought it would be a threat to the nation whereas a navy would not and was necessary for defense of the nation and applying power in distant parts of the world.
Into the Night (12-03-2021), Truth Detector (12-03-2021)
you live in a fantasy world if you think a bunch of pussy gun nuts armed with every assault weapon they have could somehow stop the US from becoming a dictatorship IF THE MILITARY AND THE POLICE WERE IN ON IT. you are so out in left field. if the army did not care about civilian casualties, about collateral damage, if they received any fire from some yahoo, or bunch of yahoos, they would just level the neighborhood. and move on. get that "stop tyranny" bullshit out of your tiny little mind.
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