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6. Just a few really basic thoughts
Sat Jul 14, 2018, 11:42 AM
Jul 2018

First, the hypothetical North American colony has evolved politically and technically in a different path from the one our current US has taken. At the time of the founding a great amount of English legal knowledge and experience was present and drawn upon by the founders. This country, whatever its government or lack thereof, will have some type of law with which its people are familiar. There can't be too great of a diversion from that in order maintain a degree of logical continuity. Not knowing that law would pass on only the essence of the Bill of Rights and maintain that the 2A specifically provides protection for the private and individual right to keep and bear arms but clarifying that militia service is not a prerequisite or concurrent condition for that right. I would further strongly urge those folks to make militia participation and distributed state based military a priority in order to help prevent future tyrants from using it as a tool to enforce the compliance of the people to his demands.

I feel that our current Constitution is a bit weak in formulating requirements for state militia participation.

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