Will the Church Purchase the Kirtland Temple?

[Kenngo1969]

Here's something interesting on the subject from elsewhere: https://timesandseasons.org/index.php/2021/09/are-we-going-to-be-able-to-buy-the-kirtland-temple/

[Stargazer]

On 9/25/2021 at 8:55 PM, Scott Lloyd said:

I already said they were state-issued weapons. But it indicates that the Legion, as a state-commissioned militia, would not have been legally permitted to go out after the mobbers or the Carthage Grays, even if they had been of a mind to do so. The governor of the state was commander-in-chief of all state militias, just like today, when the governor has authority over a state’s National Guard unit, the contemporary equivalent of the town militias of yesteryear. 

In most modern state constitutions it is stated, one way or another, that the governor is the commander in chief of the organized militia, which consists of the National Guard when not under federal orders, whatever other organized militia force that has been established, and the unorganized militia when it has been called up.

In Washington state, besides the National Guard the organized militia also includes the "Washington State Guard", which is un-federalizable. The WSG is quite small and has two functions: to secure the National Guard armories if the state's National Guard is transferred out of the state; and to serve as a cadre to help organize the unorganized militia if the governor calls it up. What is the unorganized militia? In Washington state it is every person of military age who is not in federal service. And in case of emergency, at the governor's sole discretion, he or she can call up whatever portion of the unorganized militia the governor deems necessary. And of course, the unorganized militia (like the State Guard), must report for duty with their own personal equipment and weapons, if any, since the state's weapons and equipment actually belong to the federal government and go with the National Guard when they leave.

Utah has a state guard as well, but it is called the Utah State Defense Force. At this time the USDF is inactivated. It was disbanded in 2001, though all it would take is an executive order by the governor to reactivate it. Most states have a state-only organized militia organization. Not all are active.

 

Edited September 27, 2021 by Stargazer