On Hardball with Chris Matthews (no relation) yesterday, an Oklahoman named Al Gerhart of the "Oklahoma Constitutional Alliance" spoke about the militias forming and already formed within our state's boundaries. Truthfully, I expected to think this guy was a complete nutcase, but for the most part he was pretty reasonable. For one, he actually had a great grasp of what the second amendment actually says, and seemed to truly embrace the "well regulated" adjective placed in front of the term militia.
Sure, I could argue with his statement about the "Founding Fathers" not envisioning a standing military, but only because it was an issue of debate, not something all the founders agreed upon, as he suggested. (For instance, John Adams fought hard for a permanent naval force while Thomas Jefferson fought to disband it after the Revolutionary War.) One point I hoped I could contend was his citation of "our law" that supposedly states that all men ages 17 to 70 are members of the state militia.