Militias are a Constitutional Responsibility of the People: Governor Jay Nixon's Efforts to Redefine Militia is Disgraceful

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.

The word militia has been under attack in the state of Missouri after Governor Jay Nixon attacked the concept of militia in the Modern Militia Movement Report. The government has an interest in redefining militia to defeat the Second Amendment. They want to label domestic terrorist like The Cross, The Sword, and the Arm of the Lord and Timothy McVeigh and militia members, when in fact they are not what our forefathers considered militias. The MAIC report villainizes the word militia. It makes it sound as only crazy, hateful people subscribe to militia philosophies. The report went even further to attach third parties, Christianity, pro-life causes, state sovereignty, and a strong belief of the Constitution and the Federalist Papers as stereotypical behavior of militia members.

I wonder if Governor Nixon could tell me what Christian principle did McVeigh carry out the bombing of the Oklahoma Federal Building to? My religion doesn't tell us to bomb buildings, kill innocent life, or attack the government. In fact, it says give to Caesar what is Caesars, referring to taxes. Why would Governor Nixon and Missouri officials go as far as connecting these philosophies with radical domestic terrorists? The answer is simple, these philosophies keep individuals strong with the beliefs of freedom and liberty prescribed in our Constitution, and currently our government looks away from those beliefs. I can go back and cite this isn't just the Obama administration. George Bush admitted to walking away from some of these beliefs in his final days in office. Remember, it was Bush who signed the Veterans Disarmament Act.

A free people who hold the truths in the Declaration of Independence to be self-evident and understand the Federalist Papers and how the led to our Constitution will create resistance to major changes in political philosophies of the United States. If you change the language to turn the word militia to me domestic terrorist, you defeat the Second Amendment.

Let's look back in our history at the first Constitutional Convention. The original Constitution didn't provide the people with rights against an oppressive government, and many of the forefathers decided against ratifying the original document. It was only after the Bill of Rights was added that it was ratified. Those Bill of Rights are protections and responsibilities of a free people. Read the amendments:

1. Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.
   
   The report attacks aspects of the First Amendment, including flying flags, pro-life stance, support of political candidates, and Christianity.
   
2. 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.
   
   Once again, we see our forefathers wisdom. In order to protect a free people from an oppressive government (think of our government today), it your responsibility to bear arms and form a militia to protect your rights to freedom and liberty. Without the right to bear arms, the oppressive government doesn't fear the peoples whose rights they infringe upon.)
   
3. No Soldier shall, in time of peace be quartered in any house, without the consent of the Owner, nor in time of war, but in a manner to be prescribed by law.
   
4. The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized.
   
5. No person shall be held to answer for any capital, or otherwise infamous crime, unless on a presentment or indictment of a Grand Jury, except in cases arising in the land or naval forces, or in the Militia, when in actual service in time of War or public danger; nor shall any person be subject for the same offence to be twice put in jeopardy of life or limb; nor shall be compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against himself, nor be deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor shall private property be taken for public use, without just compensation.
   
6. In all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall enjoy the right to a speedy and public trial, by an impartial jury of the State and district where in the crime shall have been committed, which district shall have been previously ascertained by law, and to be informed of the nature and cause of the accusation; to be confronted with the witnesses against him; to have compulsory process for obtaining witnesses in his favor, and to have the Assistance of Counsel for his defense.
   
7. In suits at common law, where the value in controversy shall exceed twenty dollars, the right of trial by jury shall be preserved, and no fact tried by a jury, shall be otherwise re-examined in any court of the United States, than according to the rules of the common law.
   
8. Excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted.
   
9. The enumeration in the Constitution, of certain rights, shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people.
   
10. The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the states, are reserved to the states respectively, or to the people.
    
    The MAIA report attacks those who stand for states' rights. Yet, our Bill of Rights gives the states sovereignty. How else can you look at the Modern Movement Militia Report as anything but an attack on the Bill of Rights?

I pay reverence to each of these Amendments. The most important of all ten is the Second Amendment. Without the Second Amendment, the other nine are just words without anything backing them--anything being force. They infringe upon the Second Amendment and they will take away the other nine--of course, in some ways they already have. Remember the story about Reverend Walter B Hoye who faces jail time for practicing the First Amendment in front of an abortion clinic?

Joe Biden likes to talk about patriotism and how it relates to people paying their fair share of taxes. Fair share in Biden's case is more than 50% of your income. Everywhere you look, you have politicians redefining American ideas for their political gain. I refuse to allow these play on words to go overlooked. Governor Nixon, who is running from the report, is guilty as all the rest of them of taking an American idea and demonizing it. He doesn't deserve a pass on this one, nor will he get it.