"In this installment of our series about the draft, we will examine national defense, as provided for by the Framers, and how that system has been altered over the years. However, it will be necessary to begin by comparing and
contrasting libertarian government with imperial government. Having established this foundation, we will then explain the differences between militias and
standing armies; show that the Founders and Framers intended for militias to protect us against foreign and domestic enemies, so as to avoid the problems
standing armies create; and finally, we will examine the piecemeal process whereby militias were replaced by standing armies."