Defend the Guard

Texas Bill Would Create Foundation to End Unconstitutional National Guard Deployments

The legislation would prohibit the governor from releasing any unit or member of the Texas National Guard into “active duty combat” unless "Congress officially declares war in accordance with Clause 11, Section 8, Article I, United States Constitution, or takes other official action in accordance with Clause 15, Section 8, Article I, United States Constitution."

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New Hampshire Bill Would Create Foundation to End Unconstitutional National Guard Deployments

Titled the Defend the Guard Act, the legislation would prohibit the governor from releasing any unit or member of the New Hampshire National Guard into “active duty combat” unless certain constitutional requirements are met

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Defend the Guard: Support the Constitution, Resist the Empire

Defend the Guard is a state-level bill that would stop the deployment of a state’s National Guard units unless specific constitutional criteria are met. Learn more about the bill - and what action steps you can take in support in your state today.

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Taking on the American War Machine

I recently appeared on Conflicts of Interest with Kyle Anzalone to talk about Defend the Guard legislation and the national debt. While these may seem like totally unrelated subjects, they both tie into America's unconstitutional war machine.

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PBS News Hour Highlights “Defend the Guard” Initiative

Some state legislators have been introducing bills to ban their state from deploying National Guard units for undeclared foreign wars. To date, Defend the Guard bills have been introduced in some 30 states. PBS News Hour Special Correspondent Mike Cerre reported on this movement in July and spoke with Dan McKnight who is helping drive the initiative.

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West Virginia Bill Would Reject Unconstitutional National Guard Deployments

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (Feb. 6, 2018) – A bill introduced in the West Virginia House of Delegates this week would block unconstitutional foreign deployments of the state’s national guard troops, effectively restoring the Founders’ framework for state-federal balance on the Guard. House Bill 2377 (HB2377), the Defend the Guard Act, was introduced by Del. Pat McGeehan…

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West Virginia Bill Would Block Unconstitutional National Guard Deployments

CHARLESTON, W.V. (Jan. 25, 2016) – A bill introduced in the West Virginia House of Delegates this month would block unconstitutional foreign deployments of the state’s national guard troops, effectively restoring the Founders’ framework for state-federal balance on the Guard. House Bill 2168 (HB2168), the Defend the Guard Act, was introduced by Del. Pat McGeehan (R-Hancock),…

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Using State Nullification to Stop Deployments to Qatar

“The operation of measures thus unconstitutional and illegal ought to be prevented by a resort to other measures which are both constitutional and legal. It will be the solemn duty of the State governments to protect their own authority over their own militia, and to interpose between their citizens and arbitrary power. These are among…

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War: The Worst Enemy of Limited, Constitutional Government

Since the tea party burst onto the scene, conservatives have talked a great limited government game and rejected much of the anti-Constitutional rhetoric of the Bush years with the exception of one crucial issue: war. There is a monumental disconnect between the military and the rest of the federal government within the conservative mind. They…

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