Difference between revisions 28365690 and 33434568 on enwiki

:''The Indiana Militia Corps, a private [[militia]] without specific government sanction, should not be confused with the Indiana [[United States National Guard|National Guard]].''

The '''Indiana Militia Corps''' is a private [[paramilitary]] group in the [[United States]] state of [[Indiana]]. Like the more prominent [[Michigan Militia]], it is a [[militia]] organized by armed citizens.

(contracted; show full)

In December [[2003]], Flatt called for militia groups to join the '3rd [or Third] Continental Congress,' of which he is "interim Secretary of Defense." The Third Continental Congress describes itself as "U.S. Citizens who were tricked into [[citizenship]] under the jurisdiction of the [[United States Congress|U.S. Congress]] (referring to the [http://www.barefootsworld.net/real13th.html 
  legalistic implications] of the [[14th Amendment]]). We have lost faith and trust in this jurisdiction. Our federal and state governments are not fulfilling their constitutional requirements and have let all Americans down." "We believe," they write on their website, "our government is unconstitutional and illegal!" The ADL reported that five groups had joined the Third Continental Congress over the next three months. The [[http://militianetwork.homestead.com  3cc-DoD]] asserts that "For security reasons, this listing is not being updated regularly.  Requests for information on the status of the development of this network will be cleared only for approved militia commanders and officers of the Continental Congress."

Flatt made a further appeal in February [[2004]]. "[[Patriot Act]]s 1 & [[Domestic Security Enhancement Act of 2003|2]] are here. More [[big brother]] government is on the way, and unless the [[Bilderberger]]s change their mind, they have already selected the next President of the USSA [''sic'', and presumably a rhetorical equation of the USA and the [[Soviet Union|USSR]]],... If you are completely, deadly serious about restoring freedom, I need to hear from you..."

In Fall 2004, the IMC's [[Colonel]] [[Mike Strauss]] organized a public "Northern Indiana Preparedness Expo". Such events are popular among [[survivalism|survivalists]] and militia groups.

The IMC states they do not publicly reveal the extent or the composition of their membership for security reasons.

==External links==
*[http://www.indianamilitia.org/ Official site]
*[http://www.3rdcontinentalcongress.org/ Third Continental Congress]
*[http://indianamilitia.org/ADL_Lies.html Anti-ADL editorial]

[[Category:United States private paramilitary groups]]