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BrianR · 12-06-2007, 02:10 PM

And doesn't the Constitution forbid a standing army?

The amendment specifies The People, not The Government or The Army.

Militia refers to ordinary, untrained citizens.

12-06-2007, 02:10 PM	#67
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