“The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people.”
The founders intentionally separated the power to declare and wage war. James Madison, for example, considered this the wisest part of the Constitution. In response, it’s extremely common for us to hear something like this recent comment: While it’s just dandy...
AUGUSTA, Maine (Apr 7, 2023) – On Monday a Maine committee issued a “divided report” on a bill that would require the governor to stop unconstitutional foreign combat deployments of the state’s National Guard troops, sending it to the House and Senate for...
LANSING, Mich. (March 28, 2023) – A bill introduced in the Michigan House would require the governor to stop unconstitutional foreign combat deployments of the state’s National Guard troops. Passage into law would take a big step toward restoring the founders’...
BOISE, Idaho (March 22, 2023) – Last week, an Idaho Senate committee held a hearing on a bill that would require the governor to stop unconstitutional foreign combat deployments of the state’s National Guard troops. Passage into law would take a big step toward...
PHOENIX, Ariz. (March 21, 2023) – Today, the Arizona Senate narrowly passed the Defend the Guard Act, a bill to require the governor to stop unconstitutional foreign combat deployments of the state’s National Guard troops. Passage into law would take a big step toward...