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for both citizens and non-citizens.

2007-11-06 17:40:17 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government Government

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The U.S. Constitution says nothing about education at all. The federal government's involvement in education is only through its power to spend for the general welfare. Many state constitutions, however, go into great detail about education.

As for military service, the Constitution is silent about the way that the army and navy is recruited. Clauses 11 through 16 of Article I, Section 8 grant Congress extensive powers regarding the funding and regulation of an army and navy but leaves it to Congress through those powers to determine how those branches are to be composed. Likewise, Article II, Section2, Clause 1 assumes the existence of an army and navy by making the President the commander-in-chief of the armed forces but again is silent about the composition.

Finally, two amendments in the Bill of Rights deals with armed forces. The Second Amendment recognizes the existence of state militias and bans federal control over the arms of the soldiers in those militias. Unless you read any references to the militia as requiring the colonial concept of a milita be continued (i.e. all able-bodied male residents), none of the militia clauses expressly state that such a requirement is to be continued. The Third Amendment merely precludes forcing civilians to provide free housing for soldiers.

2007-11-06 18:33:03 · answer #1 · answered by Tmess2 7 · 0 0

Maybe you should read the Constitution...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/US_Constitution

2007-11-07 01:46:35 · answer #2 · answered by Sordenhiemer 7 · 2 0

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