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Well regulated militia was Madison trying not to say “standing army” while still saying standing army. You can read Madison say this, explicitly, and he wrote the constitution and bill of rights. The more politically profound part of the second amendment s the dependent clause. No free state can exist without a standing army. The third amendment acknowledges that there will be regulars and Article 1 addresses the right of the government to raise and army.
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@TheJeremyKentBGross You’re not so naive as to think political euphemism is new, are you?
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@TheJeremyKentBGross “The means of defense against foreign danger, have been always the instruments of tyranny at home. Among the Romans it was a standing maxim to excite a war, whenever a revolt was apprehended. Throughout all Europe, the armies kept up under the pretext of defending, have enslaved the people.” That’s Madison laying out for you, in so plain a terms that even your lazy ass can understand. Armies are necessary to protect from foreign invasion, he’s saying, and your guns are to protect yourself from them. This has nothing to do with conscription or anything else.
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