That the sure and certain defense of a free people, is a well regulated militia; and, as standing armies in time of peace are dangerous to freedom, they ought to be avoided as far as the circumstances and safety of the community will admit; and that in all cases the military shall be kept in strict subordination to the civil authority.
Section 24
Tenn. Const. art. I, § 24, under Declaration of Rights.
Tenn. Const. art. I, § 24
Section 24