[Magdalen] Militia

Roger Stokes roger.stokes65 at btinternet.com
Sat Aug 29 14:38:08 UTC 2015


Given its size, and the fact that many of the men probably don't even 
resaliser they are in the militia, I don't see how it can be 
well-regulated. Its purpose would seem to be to have a body of people 
who could be drafted if there were a general mibilisation.

Roger

On 29/08/2015 13:27, Grace Cangialosi wrote:
> Interesting, Allan--I didn't know this. I guess the real issue then is whether we have a well-regulated" militia...
>
>> On Aug 29, 2015, at 2:30 AM, Allan Carr <allanc25 at gmail.com> wrote:
     <snip>
>> Rules for militias have been modified through the years. The current US
>> Code states that it consists of all able bodied male citizens (or those who
>> have filed an intent to become citizens) between 17 and 45 and women who are members of the National Guard.



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