Source: Tenth Amendment Center
by Michael Boldin
“‘Who are the militia? They consist now of the whole people.’ George Mason cut to the heart of it: the militia was not a government creation, but the people themselves. That simple truth has been twisted, ignored, or totally forgotten. Say the word ‘militia’ today and most people look at you like you’re a fringe nutcase. But the founding generation saw it differently. They viewed a well-armed and well-trained people as the backbone of liberty, the essential security of a free republic. The Constitution’s militia clauses were supposed to secure that principle. The Anti-Federalists warned they would do the opposite – and time has proven them right.” (08/15/25)