# Founding Fathers influencing today's politics

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/founding-fathers-influencing-todays-politics/839345>\
**Category:** Great Debates\
**Created:** [August 28, 2019, 6:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/founding-fathers-influencing-todays-politics/839345 "2019-08-28T06:48:21Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![ElvisL1ves](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/5daacb/32.png) [@ElvisL1ves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElvisL1ves)\
**Post date:** [September 13, 2019, 6:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/founding-fathers-influencing-todays-politics/839345/362 "2019-09-13T18:04:55Z")

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Whether the Guard \*is \*the militias or \*replaced \*them, what does it matter? If you’re trying to make a point, it’s still opaque.

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**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\
**Post date:** [September 13, 2019, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/founding-fathers-influencing-todays-politics/839345/363 "2019-09-13T18:10:51Z")

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> [@ElvisL1ves](#):
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> Whether the Guard \*is \*the militias or \*replaced \*them, what does it matter? If you’re trying to make a point, it’s still opaque.

I realize you dont understand what I am saying.

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**Author:** ![ElvisL1ves](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/5daacb/32.png) [@ElvisL1ves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElvisL1ves)\
**Post date:** [September 13, 2019, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/founding-fathers-influencing-todays-politics/839345/364 "2019-09-13T18:27:53Z")

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I’m patient. Give it a try.

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