Yes, I’m aware of this and in fact I agree with Madison’s position. I just wasn’t trying to get into the nitty gritty behind having a top-down system of authority dictating what is or isn’t “rights” and its flaws.
I still stand behind my position that having well-organized, volunteer community militias is a necessity that every community should have and be engaged with to some extent. So long as the state exists, people need to be ready to defend themselves against it.
Also, personally, I oppose the existence of the state as a concept and believe it should be abolished, with its roles being replaced by bottom-up structures of authority from within communities, but that’s also getting into much deeper politics.
Yes, I’m aware of this and in fact I agree with Madison’s position. I just wasn’t trying to get into the nitty gritty behind having a top-down system of authority dictating what is or isn’t “rights” and its flaws.
I still stand behind my position that having well-organized, volunteer community militias is a necessity that every community should have and be engaged with to some extent. So long as the state exists, people need to be ready to defend themselves against it.
Also, personally, I oppose the existence of the state as a concept and believe it should be abolished, with its roles being replaced by bottom-up structures of authority from within communities, but that’s also getting into much deeper politics.