Defend the Guard
South Carolina Bill Would Set Foundation to Block Unconstitutional National Guard Deployments
COLUMBIA, S.C. (Dec. 22, 2020) – A bill prefiled in the South Carolina House would prohibit unconstitutional foreign deployments of the state’s National Guard troops. Passage into law would take a step toward restoring the founders’ constitutional framework for a...
Oklahoma Bill Would Block Unconstitutional National Guard Deployments
OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. (Dec. 17, 2020) – A bill prefiled in the Oklahoma Senate would prohibit deployment of the state’s National Guard troops into a foreign combat zone without a congressional declaration of war as required by the Constitution. Passage into law would...Defend the Guard in the states and push back against the war machine! @mmaharrey10th pic.twitter.com/00pBMpOt54
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Unconstitutional Wars Steal Resources from States
We expect 20 or more states to introduce Defend the Guard legislation during the 2021 legislative session. This is a state bill that prohibits the deployment of a state’s National Guard units into foreign combat zones without a declaration of war, as required by the... States Legislators Set to Push Back Against Endless Unconstitutional Wars
States action can take a step toward ending endless wars and reestablishing constitutional war powers. James Madison wrote. “Of all the enemies to public liberty war is, perhaps, the most to be dreaded,” and that “no nation could preserve its freedom...