Montana Defend The Guard- HB527
Take action and tell the Montana legislature to pass HB527 "Defend The Guard."
HB527 requires a declaration of war from Congress before Montana National Guard troops are called into federal service for combat in foreign nations. This simple piece of legislation supports the most crucial and somber power identified in the US Constitiution....that Congress has the authority to declare war.
For 80 years, presidents of both parties have committed American lives and treasure to endless and undeclared wars. Congress has abdicated their power and authority...the power and authority that 'we the people' grant to them. They have allowed presidents to send our sons and daughters to fight in faraway lands with no definition of victory and no clear mission.
The Constitution was written in such a way that this was not supposed to happen. The Founding Fathers labored over the question of war and peace more than any other enumerated power they scripted in the Constituion.
Monday 2/27 the House Energy, Technology, and Federal Relations Committee of the Montana House of Representatives passed H.B. 527, the Defend the Guard Act, and the bill will proceed to the House floor.
Rep. Lee Deming (R-District 55) is the lead sponsor of H.B. 527. A quarter of the Montana House of Representatives has joined him in co-sponsoring the Defend the Guard Act, including Rep. Casey Knudsen (R-District 33), Rep. Sherry Essmann (R-District 52), Rep. Braxton Mitchell (R-District 3), Rep. Paul Fielder (R-District 13), Rep. Sue Vinton (R-District 56), Rep. Lola Sheldon-Galloway (R-District 22), Rep. Mary Caferro (D-District 82), Rep. Jennifer Carlson (R-District 69), Rep. Jedediah Hinkle (R-District 67), Rep. Brandon Ler (R-District 35), Rep. Amy Regier (R-District 6), Rep. Ron Marshall (R-District 87), Rep. Joe Read (R-District 93), Rep. James Bergstrom (R-District 30), Rep. Brad Molnar (R-District 28), Rep. Tom McGillvray (R-District 23), Rep. Greg Kmetz (R-District 38), Rep. Jodee Etchart (R-District 48), Rep. Russ Miner (R-District 19), Rep. Bob Phalen (R-District 36), Rep. Lyn Hellegaard (R-District 97), Rep. Tanner Smith (R-District 11), Rep. Neil Duram (R-District 2), and Rep. Naarah Hastings (R-District 50).
Twenty-four people testifed in favor of H.B. 527, including Christopher Enget, Purple Heart recipient and Strategic Director of Concerned Veterans of America, Darin Gaub, cofounder of Restore Liberty and representative of the Montana Freedom Caucus, Sid Daoud, Chairman of the Montana Libertarian Party and Kalispell city councilman, Ray Southworth, Vietnam War vietnam and American Legionnaire, Keegan Medrano, Policy Director of the ACLU of Montana, Scott Horton, author and Director of the Libertarian Institute, and Dan McKnight, founder and Chairman of Bring Our Troops Home. The number of bill proponents exceeded the capacity of the committee room, requiring some to stand in the hallway, and time limitations only permitted some to give their names and brief approval.We demand a congressional declaration of war, as required by the Constitution, before the Montana National Guard be sent to fight in a foreign war.
Take action. Tell the Montana legislature to vote YES on HB 527.
The committee hearing in Montana was a great victory for the National Guard and for the oath to the U.S. Constitution each service member and elected official takes. It demonstrated the discrepancy between soldiers and enlisted men and women who support the Defend the Guard movement, and many officers and career administrators whose personal interests are too invested in the status quo of endless, open-ended warmaking by the executive. Passage of this bill will make U.S. foreign policy more accountable to the people.
Tell your legislature to VOTE YES on HB527.
Montana Defend The Guard- HB527
Take action and tell the Montana legislature to pass HB527 "Defend The Guard."
HB527 requires a declaration of war from Congress before Montana National Guard troops are called into federal service for combat in foreign nations. This simple piece of legislation supports the most crucial and somber power identified in the US Constitiution....that Congress has the authority to declare war.
For 80 years, presidents of both parties have committed American lives and treasure to endless and undeclared wars. Congress has abdicated their power and authority...the power and authority that 'we the people' grant to them. They have allowed presidents to send our sons and daughters to fight in faraway lands with no definition of victory and no clear mission.
The Constitution was written in such a way that this was not supposed to happen. The Founding Fathers labored over the question of war and peace more than any other enumerated power they scripted in the Constituion.
Monday 2/27 the House Energy, Technology, and Federal Relations Committee of the Montana House of Representatives passed H.B. 527, the Defend the Guard Act, and the bill will proceed to the House floor.
Rep. Lee Deming (R-District 55) is the lead sponsor of H.B. 527. A quarter of the Montana House of Representatives has joined him in co-sponsoring the Defend the Guard Act, including Rep. Casey Knudsen (R-District 33), Rep. Sherry Essmann (R-District 52), Rep. Braxton Mitchell (R-District 3), Rep. Paul Fielder (R-District 13), Rep. Sue Vinton (R-District 56), Rep. Lola Sheldon-Galloway (R-District 22), Rep. Mary Caferro (D-District 82), Rep. Jennifer Carlson (R-District 69), Rep. Jedediah Hinkle (R-District 67), Rep. Brandon Ler (R-District 35), Rep. Amy Regier (R-District 6), Rep. Ron Marshall (R-District 87), Rep. Joe Read (R-District 93), Rep. James Bergstrom (R-District 30), Rep. Brad Molnar (R-District 28), Rep. Tom McGillvray (R-District 23), Rep. Greg Kmetz (R-District 38), Rep. Jodee Etchart (R-District 48), Rep. Russ Miner (R-District 19), Rep. Bob Phalen (R-District 36), Rep. Lyn Hellegaard (R-District 97), Rep. Tanner Smith (R-District 11), Rep. Neil Duram (R-District 2), and Rep. Naarah Hastings (R-District 50).
Twenty-four people testifed in favor of H.B. 527, including Christopher Enget, Purple Heart recipient and Strategic Director of Concerned Veterans of America, Darin Gaub, cofounder of Restore Liberty and representative of the Montana Freedom Caucus, Sid Daoud, Chairman of the Montana Libertarian Party and Kalispell city councilman, Ray Southworth, Vietnam War vietnam and American Legionnaire, Keegan Medrano, Policy Director of the ACLU of Montana, Scott Horton, author and Director of the Libertarian Institute, and Dan McKnight, founder and Chairman of Bring Our Troops Home. The number of bill proponents exceeded the capacity of the committee room, requiring some to stand in the hallway, and time limitations only permitted some to give their names and brief approval.We demand a congressional declaration of war, as required by the Constitution, before the Montana National Guard be sent to fight in a foreign war.
Take action. Tell the Montana legislature to vote YES on HB 527.
The committee hearing in Montana was a great victory for the National Guard and for the oath to the U.S. Constitution each service member and elected official takes. It demonstrated the discrepancy between soldiers and enlisted men and women who support the Defend the Guard movement, and many officers and career administrators whose personal interests are too invested in the status quo of endless, open-ended warmaking by the executive. Passage of this bill will make U.S. foreign policy more accountable to the people.
Tell your legislature to VOTE YES on HB527.