On May 3, 11:40 am, RD Sandman <rdsandman@comcast,net> wrote:
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> "Baxter" <
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>>"RD Sandman" <rdsandman@comcast,net> wrote in message
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>>>>>"RD Sandman" <rdsandman@comcast,net> wrote in message
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>>>>> So please tell me how the government has been refused from being
>>>>> able to regulate the militia.
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>>>> Your "militia" is anti-government.
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>>> Oh, his militia is the Virginia Defense Force, IIRC.
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>> Not if he's anti-government.
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>>> It is in his statutes.
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>> Virginia Defense Force is a government entity.
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> No shit?? Really??
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>> If he's anti-government, he's a traitor
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> Who has claimed he was *anti* government? You? You said that his
> militia was antigovernment. I told you who his militia is, you idiot.
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> His militia reports to the state government. He is also part of the
> militia of Article 1(8)(15 16) which reports to the federal government.
> Think you can grasp that?
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Actually, RD; the Virginia Defense Force is a State (only) Defense
Force (SDF) and as such is not subject to direct federal call-up under
Article 1(8)(15 16):
Virginia Defense Force
The Virginia Defense Force (VDF) is the Commonwealth's military
reserve.
The force is governed by the military laws of Virginia and managed by
the Virginia Department of Military Affairs. The chain of command for
the force consists of the Governor of Virginia (Commander-in-Chief),
Adjutant General of Virginia, and Commanding General of the Virginia
Defense Force.
http://www.vdf.virginia.gov/
An SDF's role is to suplement the state's Army and Air National Guard
units while they are in Title 32 state military forces status; and to
replace them when the NGs are called into federal service under Title
10.
See Title 32 USC § 109 - Maintenance of other troops:
(a) In time of peace, a State, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the
District of Columbia, Guam, or the Virgin Islands may maintain no
troops other than those of its National Guard and defense forces
authorized by subsection (c).
(b) Nothing in this title limits the right of a State, the
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the District of Columbia, Guam, or the
Virgin Islands to use its National Guard or its defense forces
authorized by subsection (c) within its borders in time of peace, or
prevents it from organizing and maintaining police or constabulary.
(c) In addition to its National Guard, if any, a State, the
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the District of Columbia, Guam, or the
Virgin Islands may, as provided by its laws, organize and maintain
defense forces. A defense force established under this section may be
used within the jurisdiction concerned, as its chief executive (or
commanding general in the case of the District of Columbia) considers
necessary, but it may not be called, ordered, or drafted into the
armed forces.
(d) A member of a defense force established under subsection (c) is
not, because of that membership, exempt from service in the armed
forces, nor is he entitled to pay, allowances, subsistence,
transportation, or medical care or treatment, from funds of the United
States.
(e) A person may not become a member of a defense force established
under subsection (c) if he is a member of a reserve component of the
armed forces.
Good reading from the US Army's "Center for Army Lessons Learned":
The Role of State Defense Forces in Homeland Security
by COL (Ret) John R. Brinkerhoff
Reprinted with permission from the Joint Center for Operational
Analysis Journal
[...]
Conclusion
Facing the threat of terrorist attack, it makes good sense to have
strong and effective state defense forces. States with these forces
should be encouraged to increase the strength and capabilities of
their existing units to be about half of their National Guard
strengths. States without these forces should be encouraged to form
them. This program takes advantage of the propensity of Americans to
volunteer, and the availability of large numbers of retired and former
service members who want to contribute to homeland security by putting
their military training and experience to good use as members of the
state defense forces. State defense forces can be a highly effective,
yet low cost, addition to the nation's defenses. The lessons of the
past and the exigencies of the present strongly suggest that it makes
good sense to have strong and effective state defense forces.
Note: This article was originally published in the December 2004
edition of the Joint Center for Operational Analysis Journal.
References and endnotes were removed from this article for reprinting
and are available upon request from the original publisher of this
article.
http://usacac.army.mil/cac2/call/docs/10-16/ch_10.asp
See also:
State Guard Association of the United States
http://www.sgaus.org/states/active-state-forces.asp
Arizona is one of the few states w/o an SDF.
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> RD (The Sandman)