At the Constitutional Convention, the Delegates vote (YEA, 8; NAY, 2; ABSTAIN, 2) to prohibit Congress from maintaining a “standing army in time of peace, unless it might be for a few garrisons. The Militia ought therefore to be the more effectually prepared for the public defence.”
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Subsequent Events:
Authority:
Articles of Confederation, Article XIII
ccc-2point0.com/Articles-of-Confederation/#afcXIII
References:
Avalon Project – Madison Debates – August 18
avalon.law.yale.edu/18th_century/debates_818.asp
Current U.s. National Debt:
