U.S. Constitution, Section 8 "Powers of Congress," paragraph 16 (by count):
"[The Congress shall have power]...To provide for organizing, arming, and disciplining, the Militia, and for governing such Part of them as may be employed in the Service of the United States, reserving to the States respectively, the Appointment of the Officers, and the Authority of training the Militia according to the discipline prescribed by Congress;"
Statutory law makes distinctions between the National Guard and the citizen militia, which is still a legal entity. Moreover, the Constitution distinguishes among the Army, Navy, and Militia. The Militia is called forth "to execute the Laws of the Union, suppress Insurrections and repel Invasions;" The National Guard is able to be called forth to support overseas warfare, so it is not really a "militia."
You know, when I reference the Constitution, it would be seemly for you to go to that document and confirm what I stated. It is a rather fundamental source of law. If you didn't have a "link" to it, you could never find it?
I was more interested in your second paragraph above. That the citizen militia is still recognized as a legal entity. That's a different document, right?
I don't know how to research this. I think it is in statute somewhere, in the same place that defines the citizen militia to consist of all those able-bodied between the ages of 18 and 45. I seem also to recall that the "militia" can be categorized into 3 bodies. The conventional National Guard is one. The citizen militia is another. And there is some intermediate body inbetween. I apologize for the sketchiness of my recollection.
U.S. Constitution, Section 8 "Powers of Congress," paragraph 16 (by count): "[The Congress shall have power]...To provide for organizing, arming, and disciplining, the Militia, and for governing such Part of them as may be employed in the Service of the United States, reserving to the States respectively, the Appointment of the Officers, and the Authority of training the Militia according to the discipline prescribed by Congress;"
Statutory law makes distinctions between the National Guard and the citizen militia, which is still a legal entity. Moreover, the Constitution distinguishes among the Army, Navy, and Militia. The Militia is called forth "to execute the Laws of the Union, suppress Insurrections and repel Invasions;" The National Guard is able to be called forth to support overseas warfare, so it is not really a "militia."
You know, when I reference the Constitution, it would be seemly for you to go to that document and confirm what I stated. It is a rather fundamental source of law. If you didn't have a "link" to it, you could never find it?
I was more interested in your second paragraph above. That the citizen militia is still recognized as a legal entity. That's a different document, right?
I don't know how to research this. I think it is in statute somewhere, in the same place that defines the citizen militia to consist of all those able-bodied between the ages of 18 and 45. I seem also to recall that the "militia" can be categorized into 3 bodies. The conventional National Guard is one. The citizen militia is another. And there is some intermediate body inbetween. I apologize for the sketchiness of my recollection.