Moreover, the day and age when the feds represented the people, and deserved recognition as the voice of the people, is long gone. They are only barely representative. The militias, in contrast, are traditionally controlled on a state by state basis as a defensive force to resist invasion. The last time they were used on a large scale was in fact to fight off an invasion--by the federal government.
Cosmoline you hit the nail on the head for me.
IMHO:
The Federal Govt is to big. Its self-aware and looks out for itself rather than "the will of the people". Its just to big and distant.
The Federal Govt uses and abuses its standing military. Look at the past 50 years and tell me different. They now tap into the State National Guards for conflicts and wars half way around the world. DOES ANYBODY SEE THE DISCONNECT HERE????
State Citizen Militas would have a very hard time doing that.
Our Country's past on issues was local, local , local. Better representation, better anwsers to local problems and believe me men will fight like hell to protect their community.
BUT NOW Current American Politics/Govt has this Global view and the disconect from this country's past grows as the Federal Govt's need to have a global army to "protect" the Federal Govt's "interests" increases. In the last 50 years we see that it is just not working.
So now we have nationalist "conservatives" (ie neocons) on this broad tell everyone that if your not for the draft you dont believe in freedom. Please inform me how the military half way around the world is protecting MY freedom. Is that not MY responsibility? Is my freedom directly tied to a secure Iraq?? Why didnt the Founding Fathers mention this? I thought the relationship was between God, me and MY govt. Troops in Iraq (or in any country around the world) protecting MY freedom is Bull. They are protecting the Federal Govt's interests. Period.
I will fight (and would want my 3 boys to fight) for our States (North Dakota and Minnesota) and our communities bacause it directly effects me and others around me.
But Federal Govt/administration conflicts half way arould the world, with no direct threat.....sorry......disconnect!!
The Politics of fear/paranoid lines from the neocons just dont work for me. "what if this" What if that" has about as much meaning as the wacko/freaky left on Global warming.....sorry....disconnect....
The Founding Fathers did not believe that fixing every country in the world would make Liberty here at home....more attainable/possible. Given World History.....Neocons, tell how this will work. Tell me how every country on the planet effects MY relationship with MY Govt?????