Article I, Section 8 of the U. S. Constitution gives Congress the - TopicsExpress



          

Article I, Section 8 of the U. S. Constitution gives Congress the authority “[t]o provide for calling forth the militia to execute the laws of the union, suppress insurrections and repel invasions” and “[t]o provide for organizing, arming and disciplining the militia, and for governing such part of them as may be employed in the service of the United States.” Jefferson and the founders, steeped in ancient republicanism and the Whig ideology, knew the best defense at home rests with citizen-soldiers.
Posted on: Fri, 08 Aug 2014 22:39:38 +0000

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