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"well-regulated militia" meant well-stocked and prepared in the parlance of the era it was written.
by HelixEndeavor 4y ago
"well-regulated militia" meant well-stocked and prepared in the parlance of the era it was written.
- dane-pgp 4y agoI was worried that using the word "regulated" would clash with the term "well-regulated", as I am aware of the interpretation you mention, but I still wanted to bring the second amendment to mind. My point was that the Constitution might (or maybe just should) allow individual states to apply their own regulations to the militia within their jurisdiction, beyond the minimal Constitutional requirement/justification that the militia be readily functional.
- HelixEndeavor 4y agoState supremacy is a thing, but only for matters the Constitution does not speak on. You'd have to pass a new amendment to allow something like that. Not the easiest task, especially in this climate.