The founding of this country was to have individual States that comprise a consolidated whole without being subjugated. Each State would operate individually. The Federal government was to be in control of interstate commerce, national defense, international trade regulation and enforcement of Constitutional law. It was never intended to take over direct control of individual persons lives within States. The power creep of Federal "jurisdiction & authority" has created an authoritarian oligarchy that has led to unprecedented corruption. Think of a community or village. The elected authorities are voted on to create rules dictating the inter-relationships of households. The running of the individual households is sovereign within their own property, but interaction between households (disputes) is settled by rules or laws that the community has agreed upon. The leadership also deals with interaction with other villages or communities. A common defense can be created for the village as a whole as well as policing for the community, but the defense of an individual household is the authority and right of each individual household. Hope this helps. It is difficult to explain completely here
This convoluted behemoth is so incredibly complex and ridiculous, we are all ignorant of how it works. I'm still learning and it just gets more complicated. Some States still have militias, but it has been neglected because it wasnt needed. Now that the Federal government has gotten so tyrranical, it seems the need for States to protect its citizens from the Fed is now a priority. Read about the corruption of Civil Forfeiture. This will intentioned law has been corrupted and exploited to victimize law abiding citizens of property without due process or even justification. States have passed laws to ban it, but it still happens.
As a brit, can you explain to me why is this significant?
The founding of this country was to have individual States that comprise a consolidated whole without being subjugated. Each State would operate individually. The Federal government was to be in control of interstate commerce, national defense, international trade regulation and enforcement of Constitutional law. It was never intended to take over direct control of individual persons lives within States. The power creep of Federal "jurisdiction & authority" has created an authoritarian oligarchy that has led to unprecedented corruption. Think of a community or village. The elected authorities are voted on to create rules dictating the inter-relationships of households. The running of the individual households is sovereign within their own property, but interaction between households (disputes) is settled by rules or laws that the community has agreed upon. The leadership also deals with interaction with other villages or communities. A common defense can be created for the village as a whole as well as policing for the community, but the defense of an individual household is the authority and right of each individual household. Hope this helps. It is difficult to explain completely here
Thank you for the lengthy reply.
"A common defense can be created for the village as a whole as well as policing for the community"
I actually thought each state had a 'defense force' already.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/State_defense_force
So I'm a little confused why Santis proposed a Florida State guard. Is it the same thing?
Looking at the Wiki, it says that Florida sdf is 'inactive' so I'm guessing some states have it and some don't. If it's the same thing of course.
I always though the NG was the states defense force but then the NG is federal.
Still learning about America, sorry for being ignorant.
This convoluted behemoth is so incredibly complex and ridiculous, we are all ignorant of how it works. I'm still learning and it just gets more complicated. Some States still have militias, but it has been neglected because it wasnt needed. Now that the Federal government has gotten so tyrranical, it seems the need for States to protect its citizens from the Fed is now a priority. Read about the corruption of Civil Forfeiture. This will intentioned law has been corrupted and exploited to victimize law abiding citizens of property without due process or even justification. States have passed laws to ban it, but it still happens.