Comments on: Studliness by fiat – June 17, 2009 http://nealo.com/2009/06/17/studliness-by-fiat-june-17-2009/ a collection of editorial cartoons by neal obermeyer Mon, 29 Jun 2009 00:26:40 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6.5 By: Nathan http://nealo.com/2009/06/17/studliness-by-fiat-june-17-2009/comment-page-1/#comment-43434 Mon, 29 Jun 2009 00:26:40 +0000 http://nealo.com/?p=2336#comment-43434 TigerTom – The National Guard is the organized militia. Any able bodied male, age 17-45 are members of the reserve militia, as per the Militia Act of 1903. The Second Amendment specifies a well regulated, not a well organized militia. Alexander Hamilton said it best in Federalist #29, basically laying out that the Militia is the best form of defense, that it should be under the joint control of the States and the Federal government, and that the amount of time and effort required to turn the militia into a professional military would be a “serious inconvenience and public loss.” Hence, any able bodied male, age 17-45 is a member of the reserve militia at large.

]]> By: TigerTom http://nealo.com/2009/06/17/studliness-by-fiat-june-17-2009/comment-page-1/#comment-41190 Fri, 26 Jun 2009 17:46:31 +0000 http://nealo.com/?p=2336#comment-41190 Anyone who wants a gun should have to join a local militia first. In the USA I think it’s called the National Guard. Put them though basic training, weed out the psychos and you also, then, have a body of men who might be of some use in the event of land invasion.

Or you could let anyone who can talk and stand upright get one. Then when they have an argument with the wife, or a breakdown …

]]> By: Jim http://nealo.com/2009/06/17/studliness-by-fiat-june-17-2009/comment-page-1/#comment-38762 Thu, 18 Jun 2009 14:18:01 +0000 http://nealo.com/?p=2336#comment-38762 ha! I like the last pane the best.

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