:''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.
While militias are not explicitly approved or endorsed by current public policy, they are directly referenced by the [[Second Amendment to the United States Constitution]] and 10 USC 311. They derive their authority from the [[common law]] and are in no way a government agency or an Organized Military / [[United States National Guard|National Guard]] unit of their state or the nation. They are private citizens, in voluntary association, and self-funded. The [[United States armed forces]] do not recognize them as constituents, or relate with them, and such militias are often highly controversial.
Militias have their detractors, such as the [[Anti-Defamation League]] and the [[Southern Poverty Law Center]], whose political leanings contradict those of most militia groups. Supporters of the ADL and SPLC seek to propagate anti-militia views on the [[Internet]], where the militia as well as the ADL has its strongest support. The Indiana Militia Corps is a strong militia-movement critic of these organizations, and expresses strong objection to the manner in which the ADL and SPLC [[defamation|characterizes]] their organization.
==Origin and definition==
The group was organized on [[September 29]], [[2001]] by [[Major General]] William A. Flatt and [[Colonel]] Michael Niese.
The IMC describes itself as "a group of law-abiding citizens formed for the purpose of defending the [[Constitution of the United States|Constitutions of the United States]] and [[Constitution of Indiana|the Indiana state]] against all enemies, both foreign and domestic, and to help provide security and support services for local and other governmental authorities and for the citizens and inhabitants of Indiana, and the United States in time of natural disaster or emergency."
The Indiana Militia denies membership to anyone who is or has been "a member of or associated with" any "subversive" groups "including but not limited to communist or [[socialism|socialist]] front groups, [[New Black Panthers]], [[Aryan Nations]], [[Ku Klux Klan]], [[Communist Party USA]] or the [[United Nations Association of America]]."
It identifies itself as part of the "patriot movement," but not "anti-government."
The 3rd Continental Congress commissioned William Flatt in August 2003, and subordinate brigade commanders were appointed the same month. These positions are not considered "self-appointed", as Anti-Defamation League sources would claim, but awarded according to the internal standards of the 3CC organization.
==Public affairs and Third Continental Congress==
In their article [http://www.adl.org/extremism/Militia/Coordination.asp?m_flipmode=6 The Quiet Retooling of the Militia Movement: Coordination Among Groups] (September 7, 2004), the [[Anti-Defamation League]] notes the Militia for attempts to organize among the public and other likeminded groups.
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 [[Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution|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]]
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