Quote Originally Posted by Ken White View Post
many years -- like the 105 since the Dick Act was passed and the many changes to Title 32 since that time to cement the 'relationship.' . The previous 116 show no linkage at all. I'm fully aware of all the arguments but the bottom line is that the Guard is the Militia by Statute, not IAW the Constitution -- and I'm not arguing with or disparaging that or the Guard, it's just a matter of fact and it should be no big thing.Also true...
Ken it may not say in the Constitution "National Guard" the SCOTUS seems to read it that way. There is no right to privacy in the Constitution but the SCOTUS and even rabid Roberts says it is inherent in the forgotten 9th amendment. Framers intent is more than the words on the page and SCOTUS interpretation is a big deal. To be honest I don't like the militia interpretation as being the Guard as it erodes the personal protection/revolution aspects in the second amendment.


ETA: Can you tell I'm Jeffersonian versus Adams adherent? LOL