Assertion: militia | /r/HasProperty | local
Facets:
value: essentially
type: DEGREE
value: fundamentally
type: DEGREE
value: under state or municipal authority
type: OTHER
value: like citizenship
type: OTHER
Source sentences:
text: Militias are local and independent
text: They are local troops under state or municipal authority, except when called up by Congress, at which time they are no longer militia.
text: The militia, the local fire chief told the newspaper, "seems like a bunch of people ready to shoot.
text: Often heard are arguments about whether militias are state or national, but the militia, like citizenship, is fundamentally local.
text: Just as militias are essentially local, so also are they essentially independent of established authorities, since the militia may have to challenge or bypass those authorities if they abuse their authority or fail to perform their lawful duties.