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New Jersey: Steps to Oppose Foreign Policy Blowback

By on May 23, 2012 in Uncategorized

Introduced on May 14, 2012,  AJR66  “respectfully urges the President and the Secretary of Defense to withdraw all New Jersey National Guard personnel from Afghanistan.”

The resolution includes statements on the cost and continuation of Operation Enduring Freedom, the sacrifice of multiple tours and the continued  ”deployment may leave the citizens of the State of New Jersey vulnerable in the event of a natural disaster or terrorist attack as the New Jersey National Guard may not have the personnel or equipment to adequately respond to an emergency.”

The absence of Vermont’s National Guard helicopters after Hurricane Irene might have served as  a wake up call.  All of Vermont’s urgently needed Black Hawk choppers were in Iraq.

This statement in the resolution seems to address  ”blow back” – the CIA’s term for unintended consequences: Continue Reading →

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Defending the Guard

By on January 21, 2010 in Military, State Sovereignty

The following is a letter sent to Louisiana State Rep Brett F. Geymann. I encourage you to do the same with your state reps:

On January 11, 2010, Pres. Obama signed an Executive Order, which grants the executive branch of the federal government new, far-reaching powers over the National Guard of each state. You may read that EO here.

As one of Louisiana’s state legislators who has had enough courage in the past to stand up against the federal government by sponsoring legislation revoking the federal REAL ID Act of 2005, I ask you to once again take up the cause of states’ rights and protect Louisiana from this latest unconstitutional action coming from Washington, D. C.

Please introduce a bill reasserting the governor’s power over Louisiana’s National Guard to counteract the EO issued by Pres. Obama. Model legislation is available here:

http://www.tenthamendmentcenter.com/legislation/defend-the-guard/

I would encourage you to mention in the bill the unconstitutionality of the recent EO.

If I may be of any assistance, please do not hesitate to contact me

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