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In reply to the discussion: Idaho lawmaker: Force all adults into militias to protect gun rights [View all]dairydog91
(951 posts)11. Article XIV of their state Constitution sets up a militia obligation of most Idaho citizens.
Other states have a similar provision in their own constitutions. For example, Article XII of the New York constitution, or Article XII of the Illinois constitution.
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Idaho lawmaker: Force all adults into militias to protect gun rights [View all]
Judi Lynn
Feb 2013
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Article XIV of their state Constitution sets up a militia obligation of most Idaho citizens.
dairydog91
Feb 2013
#11
If we ever got to the point all adults were being forced into militias...
former9thward
Feb 2013
#37
Under Federal Law, all males between the ages of 17 and 45 are already in the Militia
happyslug
Feb 2013
#15
Sorry, we're not in the militia. Your own link gives explicit instructions on how that shall be done
mbperrin
Feb 2013
#19
That's stupid. You can't force people into something just because they're citizens.
Pterodactyl
Feb 2013
#21
Rice said that there was no issue that was more important to his constituents than gun rights.
Mkap
Feb 2013
#24
an admission that the Constitution refers to arming militias and does not mean infinite guns for
samsingh
Mar 2013
#43
he doesn't agree with a lot of moral stuff- see what's he's saying about voting rights
samsingh
Mar 2013
#45
As the 2nd amendment was written as a *collective* right - the rights of states to have "well
apocalypsehow
Feb 2013
#40