standing armies

Discussion
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Article I, Section 5 of the California Constitution states that "A standing army may not be maintained in peacetime." I don't understand this. Does anyone else? Why not? Danger to the populus? The feds have a standing army in peacetime! And do they mean a state army or a civil army?

-Mike

PS: I have decided to read the laws I am subject to, and edit them to how I feel they should be in preperation for potential ballot initiatives. I suppose this will be a long and possibly fruitless project, but what the hell. We have too many laws, and bad ones that that, with too much antiquated language and room for interpretation. Does anyone know of a libertarian project like this already in progress?

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Mike - Michael Badnarik - LP candidate for President,
is a supposed expert in the Constitution (U.S.
anyway)In fact, he gives classes on understanding the
constitution and I hear he has it memorized.
I met his campaign manager a few months ago when I was
in Austin, so I'll check and see if he is coming out
here to campaign at all. Maybe he can give us an
ad-hoc in trade for something. Here's his website,
btw-

http://www.badnarik.org/icp21/icpnotice.html

I think he does them by phone too.

d.

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