Revitalizing the militia tradition?

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Guess I'm old fashion and I like fencibles better than Civilian Picket Guard Corps. The election of officers has some of the same problems both North & South faced during the wah-oh - that is, the election of popular but military incompetent officers. It also raises the issue of "competency" testing for officers to retain their ranks (this was done on both sides). During the frontier days, captains were elected on the basis of knowledge, skill and sometimes they could whup anybody else in their unit (Daniel Morgan comes to mind). Considering the nature of their warfare and the enemy involved, that's all that was needed. Modernly we have to be a bit more sophisticated in the selection of our leadership.

As to removal (court martial), if there is a vacancy, some of the boys will want to elect their own Ca-pi-tan as opposed to having some state body appoint one.

Should be health examinations too. If the CPGC gets called out, you don't want them dropping like flies on the march (drive, commute).

I'll sign up to be the cook. Anybody for a second heaping of hardtack? Death from within!
 
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I didn't mean to imply the 2nd amendments grants us any rights not already owned by natural God given law. This was spelled out in the Declaration of Independence as being “self-evident.†I believe firmly in the principle that the Bill of Rights only aims to insure rights we naturally own anyway.

Are we on the same page?

Mike
 
Notice rifle standard in mini-14 is only "suggested." Anything semi-auto in .223, .308 or 9mm is acceptable. The charter was updated to make this more clear.
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On your website, it reads: "Members are strongly encouraged to standardize. However, members that already own a high quality rifle before membership my forgo standardization requirements in favor of currently owned weapon. Members that do not own a rifle should always choose the standard."

Then, a little down the page, it reads: "Temporary Configuration: Members under the rank of Sentry-First-Class may train with any non-standard rifle, such as .22LR due to financial constraints for up to one year."

So, if someone shows up with an AK or and SKS (both of which, IMHO, are examples of a "high quality rifle"), and they are very well set up with that rifle and caliber, and meet all the other requirements, would they not be required to get a rifle in one of the "standard calibers", or would they have to do so within a year or to qualify for a higher "rank"? Not being a wiener, I just thought that part was a little unclear.


I do very much like the part that reads:

"Those advocating a religion or creed, which is clearly incompatible with United States Constitution, shall not be admitted as CPGC members. For example: A religious system or belief, that advocates a theocratic and non-secular form of government, is diametrically opposed to the constitutional mandate insuring the freedom to establish religion. Members cannot vow to defend the U.S. Constitution while at the same time having a conflict of interest, believing it should be abolished or replaced. This restriction includes but is not limited to extremist sects that have openly advocated the abolishment of the U. S. Constitution, as well as race based hate groups that have emerged in many forms representing many races."

The biggest problem that militias face in this country (IMHO), is their or their members association with theocrats and racially based "hate groups" such as Christian Identity. The militias are rife with people who want to overthrow this government and put up another one that would enforce their version of "God's will" or that believe that they are preparing for some kind of idiotic "race war". Most of the decent people that were associated with the militias that I've had experience with have simply left, driven out by the racists, anti-semites, and the theocrats. That's why I'd avoid the "militia" concept altogether. Like the Confederate Flag, it's been corrupted by the racists and other scumbags to the point that it's useless.
 
"So, if someone shows up with an AK or and SKS (both of which, IMHO, are examples of a "high quality rifle"), and they are very well set up with that rifle and caliber, and meet all the other requirements, would they not be required to get a rifle in one of the "standard calibers", or would they have to do so within a year or to qualify for a higher "rank"? Not being a wiener, I just thought that part was a little unclear."

This section has been chopped up so many times it is unclear. We'll fix that. Basically, you can use anything you have but if don't have anything we would like to suggest mini-14 due to cost vs effectiveness vs PC value and so forth. If you insist on something else try to stay with .223, .308 or 9mm.

It's a guide not a mandate.

Regards,
Mike
 
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