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What is a militia? Not what interpreters of the 2nd Amendment say it is
Oh yeah? Who sez different? Alexander Hamilton, in the Federalist No. 29, “Concerning the Militia,” where he describes in detail what a militia is and must be: The power of regulating the militia, and of commanding its services in times … Continue reading
Posted in Government, Guns in the U.S. of A., Politics, The Facts of Life, War
Tagged 2nd Amendment, Alexander Hamilton, Confederacy, District of Columbia, Federalist No 29, Federalist Papers, Founding Fathers, insurrection, Militias, National Guard, originalists, SCOTUS, Supreme Court, US Army, US Constitution, well regulated militia
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A word I am saying out loud…
Treason. I’ve been wondering about it for quite a while, off and on. A few days ago, I dropped the word into a conversation I was having with my brother and our cousin Nancy. I wasn’t affecting sensation. Just wondering … Continue reading
Posted in Crime & Punishment, DOJ, Mueller investigation, Politics, The Facts of Life, Trumpism
Tagged 18 US Code 2381, Confederacy, Department of Justice, Jack Smith, Mueller report, Putin, southern secession, treason, Trump
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On reparations
I’m still stewing over how Britain dealt with its anti-slavery act, and reparations: they paid reparations to its slaveowners. Not to the nearly 1 million people the act freed. No, to the mostly wealthy people — aristocrats and church people … Continue reading
Posted in Law, suits and order, Racism, The Facts of Life
Tagged American HIstory Project, American slavery, American slaves, Confederacy, CUNY, Grant, Larry Elder, Reconstruction, reparations, Ron Chernow, Sea Islands, Special Field Order No 15, Thaddeus Stevens, UK reparations, William Tecumsah Sherman
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