Federal Overreach or Necessary Measure? The Little-Known Precedent for Federal Control of State Militias
The whispers of secession were growing louder in the years leading up to the American Civil War. Tensions between the states and the federal government were a constant simmer, with few issues proving more combustible than the control of militias. While the Civil War itself saw a dramatic assertion of federal authority, a lesser-known incident, … Read more
