In 1995 the bombing of Oklahoma City's federal building focused national attention on self-appointed “militias” or, as they often call themselves, “Patriots.” These armed, typically rural and predominantly male organizations, many of which are in Western states, are not recognized by the fed...
图书The Organized Militia of the United States; Statement of the Condition and Efficiency for Service of the Organized Militia from Special Reports Received from the Adjutants-General of the Several States, Territories, and the District of Columbia 介绍
Militias in Iraq were not effectively demobilised or disarmed because the American occupation forces did not apply lessons from previous experience. The United States did not develop a comprehensive plan for addressing all armed groups, but tried to disarm groups before a full political settlement wa...
The Syrian government and Iranian authorities have not immediately commented on the reported airstrikes or the drone presence, but opposition activists suggested the airstrikes were carried out by U.S. forces. The United States has repeatedly targeted Iranian sites in eastern Syria amid its escalating...
militia movement, in the United States, movement of private, generally right-wing paramilitary organizations whose members characteristically accept highly conspiratorial interpretations of politics and view themselves as defenders of traditional freedoms against government oppression. Under federal and state ...
of regulars. The militia played a similar role in theWar of 1812and theAmerican Civil War. After that conflict, however, the militia fell into disuse. State-controlled volunteer units, referred to as theNational Guard, were formed in most states and came to serve a quasi-social function. ...
These states, as Barnett points out, assented to the Second Amendment. It seems highly unlikely that they could have approved of the authors' peculiarly narrow interpretation鈥攅specially since Uviller and Merkel fail to name even a single member of the revolutionary generation who insisted that ...
By the 1830s and 1840s, several states had weakened or abolished their systems of compulsory service, relying instead on volunteers. As a result, the militia units became more ceremonial and elitist in nature, as members donned expensive uniforms and equipment to march in parades and other ...
“It’s going to be relatively soon we’re going to see states move from medical marijuana into broader legal markets. And the federal government needs to catch up. Frequently the American people are ahead of the Congress.” Continue reading → Filed under: Censorship, Civil Liberties, DEA, ...
The Senatorsand Representatives before mentioned, and the Members of the several StateLegislatures, and all executive and judicial Officers, both of the UnitedStates and of the several States, shall be bound by Oath or Affirmation,to support this Constitution;but no religious Test shall ever be ...