Re: CAN THE STATE MILITIAS EVER BE ABOLISHED?

"Scout" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message news:<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>...
> "ulTRAX" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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> > The militia was created in the Constitution.
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> The militia was NOT created by the Constitution, rather the Constitution
> granted to the federal government certain powers and control over the
> militia, and their use in federal service.

Once the Constitution was ratified, the slate was wiped clean and old
state militias were to reorganized acording to the new federal
guidelines. Those guidelines were written in the Militia Act of 1792.
Membership in these militias was NOT universal. But then you already
know that.