| im affraid id have to agree with the first post...
one of the original sticking points was that the states did not have the authority to maintain militas. Sure they could be used to augment the national forces..but they were also there to provide a check on the national government as well. A young government with no outside checks and balances against a coup was a distressing idea.
so in the bill of rights:
Amendment II A well regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms, shall not be infringed.
it wasnt there for fun folks..and i believe the government was very much aware of the implications of standing militas in the states.
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