George Mason said the militia consisted of the whole people. Today, that definition has been twisted, ignored, or totally forgotten. Talk about militia and most people will look at you like some kind of fringe nutjob. But the founders saw the militia as a highly armed and trained general population that was essential to the security and liberty of a free republic. In this episode, we dig into what that really meant, the Anti-Federalist warnings about congressional power over the militia, and how they absolutely called it.

Path to Liberty: August 15, 2025

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Henry Knox – Letter to George Washington (18 Jan 1790)

Joseph Warren – Massacre Day Oration (6 Mar 1775)

A Democratic Federalist (17 Oct 1787)

Tench Coxe – An American Citizen: An Examination of the Constitution of the United States IV (21 Oct 1788)

James Madison – Philadelphia Convention (23 Aug 1787)

The Constitution – Article II, Section 2

The Constitution – Article I, Section 8, Clauses 15-16

Bill of Rights – Amendment V

Bill of Rights – Amendment II

Federal Farmer XVIII (25 Jan 1788)

Patrick Henry – Virginia Ratifying Convention (13 June 1788)

Alexander Hamilton – Federalist 29 (10 Jan 1788)

John Smilie – Pennsylvania Ratifying Convention (6 Dec 1787)

George Mason – Virginia Ratifying Convention (13 June 1788)

George Mason – Virginia Ratifying Convention (16 June 1788)

Virginia Ratification of the Constitution (27 June 1788)

Thomas Jefferson, Letter to Joseph Priestly (19 June 1802)

Militia Act of 1903

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