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miles /mi?les/ : soldier[5]
-itia /i?tia/ : a state, activity, quality or condition of being[6][7]
militia /mil:i?tia/: Military service

“There was a time when the Law was that all able bodied men between 16 and 45 MUST belong [are required by law] to their respective State Militia.”

Yes, there was also a time when male serfs were required to serve as footmen for their lords. Times change. America would never have achieved the position it did in the 20th century if it relied on such a system.

“In fact that law has NOT been rescinded that I am aware of. [The Militia Act of 1792]”

A lot of laws haven’t been rescinded, such as: Oklahoma: It is illegal to sell packaged liquor (off-premises sales) on Sundays. Sales also are prohibited on Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day, and Christmas Day.[35] Car dealerships are also closed on Sundays.[36]

“The founders, in fact, thought so highly of the militia as the real and proper defense of the people and the State itself that it worded one of the original ten amendments thusly: “A well regulated Militia being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms shall not be infringed.” [Bold emphasis is mine]
This is also the Only Time that the word Necessary is used in the entire Constitution. The. Only. Time.”

That’s pretty interesting because usually militia types claim that this is what guarantees their right to any kind of weaponry, and they whine about any kind of regulation, much less being “well-regulated”. Don’t you think the Founding Fathers never intended for the militia, which was to be a crucial element of defense for the nation, to be trained to some kind of standard?

“But now it is used as a pejorative of the worst order and as a club to dehumanize anyone targeted for ridicule or worst.
The founding generation thought that a Militia was NECESSARY and hated a standing Army But nowadays the word militia is a naughty thing. Curious that Huh?
It looks like we the people have gotten away from our Real origins doesn’t it?”

Oh yes, life was so much better in the 18th century wasn’t it? First of all, as John pointed out, militia is the word these weekend warriors appropriated for themselves. There are a lot more apt words for such people, and for more pejorative as well- such as “fat pasty guys pretending to be soldiers”. Had America stuck with the militia system and not built a standing army, it is likely that the nation might have been eventually overcome and divided up between Mexico, Britain, and perhaps another power.

“Don’t let others do your thinking for you.
Words have meaning and Power. Learn what they mean.
“In all thy getting get wisdom.”

I agree- don’t let the guy who told you that militia means “body of the people” do your thinking for you. Learn Latin.

I suspect it’s because of militia members like David Burgert. We only call them what they call themselves, and we don’t judge them by their titles, just their actions.

We have the police and the National Guard. We don’t need a bunch of middle-aged morons running around playing soldier and shooting at cops and minorities and anyone else who doesn’t meet their definition of “Real ‘Murricans.” So, we treat these unnecessary lowlifes with the disdain they’ve earned.

The word actually means “the body of the People”. As in You, Me, the Cop on the beat and the doctor in his office.
There was a time when the Law was that all able bodied men between 16 and 45 MUST belong [are required by law] to their respective State Militia.
In fact that law has NOT been rescinded that I am aware of. [The Militia Act of 1792]
The founders, in fact, thought so highly of the militia as the real and proper defense of the people and the State itself that it worded one of the original ten amendments thusly: “A well regulated Militia being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms shall not be infringed.” [Bold emphasis is mine]
This is also the Only Time that the word Necessary is used in the entire Constitution. The. Only. Time.
But now it is used as a pejorative of the worst order and as a club to dehumanize anyone targeted for ridicule or worst.
The founding generation thought that a Militia was NECESSARY and hated a standing Army But nowadays the word militia is a naughty thing. Curious that Huh?
It looks like we the people have gotten away from our Real origins doesn’t it?

So anyone you don’t like or agree with just call him or her a militia member {It’s true because they are part of “the body of the people”} and they will be hounded as a bad person.
It is a neat rhetorical trick to color the readers viewpoint.
As a human if you are told that green is red often enough you will begin to believe it.
Don’t let others do your thinking for you.
Words have meaning and Power. Learn what they mean.
“In all thy getting get wisdom.”

Ah yes, folks like you have been warning us about all hell breaking loose for something like 30-40 years. And he sure does look like an “actual man”. I only hope my military training is sufficient to protect me from the wrath of outraged overweight middle-aged actual men.

I found in reading this article that it carries an undertone of exaggerated exploitation of the word “militia”. This guy’s “militia” consists (consisted in 2002) of what – five or ten guys back in 2002 when it was busted? Or was it only three or four of them? Whatever the “militia” membership, it amounted to no more than the sordid collection of ungentlemanly gents congregated at the south end of a Saloon’s long bar, in the section reserved for the Dirty Dogs club, where boisterous and risky conversation float up like tiny bubbles in drink glasses and the big bad boys with bigger mouths enjoy letting their imaginations run wild before staggering home to sleep it off.

Correct me if I’m wrong, but I do not recall their having killed anyone. In fact, when they were busted in 2002 they had not even shot at anyone, to the best of my memory. I seem to recall instead that they were perceived by law enforcement to be “planning” to take down some law enforcement personnel and a judge or two, and that was established by finding in their possession a list of deputies’ names and addresses and the names and addresses of some judges. (That’s why many Montanans don’t keep phone books in their homes, yes?)

I do not mean to lessen the gravity of this guy’s current misbehavior, and if he did shoot at peace officers I would hope he is quickly brought to justice and that no officers are harmed in doing so.

But lest readers here get the notion that Montana is bristling with militia armies behind every hill in a long and large wilderness of Rocky Mountains, I would suggest that this guy and a couple of his pals are extremely isolated examples of criminal mentality and in no way represent the people of Montana or our perception of how to live responsible, productive, and peaceful lives here in one of America’s most beautiful States.

I would also add that Montana’s law enforcement enjoys a rather high standard for honesty and integrity in the execution of their duties, and if they say that this guy fired a gun at officers, then I tend to believe them. But all things considered we should also recall that last month, in the first week of May, 2011, the Sheriff’s office of Pima County, Arizona issued statements to the press which said that Jose Guerena fired “bullets” (plural, as in, more than just one bullet) at a SWAT team which had just busted down his front door at his house near Tucson – and that report, repeated for two or three days in the press and media, was later rescinded and the Sheriff’s Department there was caught in an outright lie – Guerena did not fire his rifle even one time as he died violently in a hail of 71 bullets fired by the SWAT team in his hallway, being hit more than twenty times. I mention that because we have in the past seen various examples of lying, falsifying, and obfuscating from police or Sheriff reports coming out of situations like this.

But I want to be clear – Montana’s law enforcement, except in several of our larger cities (all four of them, with the largest being only a little over one-hundred-thousand in population, btw) where some ego-warps manage to get into law enforcement while possessing power-trip mentalities and end up abusing the citizens, consists of very admirable and respectable women and men of high moral standards. So if Montana law enforcement says the guy shot at officers, I tend to believe them.

But wisdom usually suggests awaiting all the facts before drawing conclusions, as we learned last month with the Pima County, Arizona SWAT team’s statements about a young Marine who had served two tours in Iraq, worked a good job, had bought his family a house, and was not charged with any crime – but was related to several people who are at least “accused” of crimes involving the Devil’s Own marijuana.
Here is an accounting of what happened at Tucson last month

http://oathkeepers.org/oath/20.....-part-one/

Roll on, SPLC. Thanks for the venue.
Salute!
Elias Alias, Oath Keepers dot org

Easter Island is far too beautiful for the likes of him. It’s also under the jurisdiction of Chile. And that’s a national government!

My only other suggestion would be St Helena. While it is technically under the English Commonwealth, there are only roughly five hundred permanent residents. And they only receive mail once a year. So that might be nice for him.

However, the Napoleonic historian inside me decries that choice, for that was the exiled Emperor’s final dominion. And I cannot sully the memory of one of my idols with the likes of this slimeball.

To the Republic of Sealand!