I am writing to express my support for the West Virginia Defend The Guard legislation and ask that you vote in favor of persevering the clearly defined powers in the Constitution that "Congress shall have the authority to declare war." We must insist that congress do their job and not let the President take the United States into war without the property action of a Congressional Declaration. The West Virginia National Guard should not be fighting endless wars that have not been declared. The Biden administration is marching us headlong into a nuclear WWIII in Ukraine. He has already sent over $100 Billion, Abrams Tanks, Patriot Missiles, and other American weapons systems. Soon he will commit American troops to a war that is not our own. We cannot allow him to do this without the consent of the people through a declaration of war from our representatives in Congress. If we must fight a war, then we must fight it with the full weight of support of the people. Please vote to pass Defend The Guard.

It has never been more important. Congress must reclaim their authority of issues of war and peace. The president cannot be allowed to take our country into another endless and undeclared war. The world is a tinderbox ready to ignite. The West Virginia National Guard can and should fight America's wars and defend our nation against all enemies. Let's give them the proper authority. Let's put OUR names behind any war effort by asking our representatives in Congress to vote or reject war. That is the way the Founding Fathers intended it to be. West Virginia is leading the country. This is a good bill. Vote yes on Defend The Guard.

This is simple...Congress has the authority to declare war. That is a very somber responsibility that they have abdicated for 80 years. Congress hasn't declared war since 1942. Since that time, Presidents from both parties have taken young American men and women into nations around the world to fight endless wars with no clear mission or purpose. Generals have failed and never been held accountable. Congress refuses to do their job and the cost is American lives and treasure. The Generals rotate through the theater of operations in these endless wars and they bring a new vision, new strategy, new tactics...but they all deliver the same results. They lie about their successes and cover up their failures. The Afghanistan Papers proved those failures and pointed the finger at Congress for not maintaining their control and authority over war. Generals are never called before powerful committees to answer for successes or failures and progress reports are shaded with inflated successes. Congress must do their job...their most important job...before the US Military deploys on foreign misadventures of the Presidents choosing. West Virginia must force Congress to do their job. Vote YES on Defend The Guard. We demand it.

Please vote yes for Defend The Guard on 2/25/23 in House Government Organizations Committee. We support our troops. We love the West Virginia National Guard. We believe in the clear language of the US Constitution. Vote yes on Defend The Guard.

Not the president. Not the DoD. Not the career administrative state. CONGRESS! Congress should put their name on a Declaration of War and then defend that action with their constituents before they send our sons and daughters to fight and die half-way around the world. Pass Defend The Guard. Vote yes for Defend The Guard. Defend The Constitution and Defend The Guard.

Please vote in favor of Defend The Guard. As West Virginians we must act. We cannot participate in the Washington DC war machine. We do not believe believe the President can/should send the military to fight anywhere at anytime that he chooses, and we respect the Constitution that defines CONGRESS as the only body with the authority to declare war. I support the Constitution. I support the West Virginia National Guard. I support Defend The Guard and I am asking you to support it too. Defend The West Virginia Guard. Vote YES.

Please support Defend The Guard in the House Government Organizations Committee on 2/25/23. The WV National Guard should not be deployed to overseas wars that have not been declared by Congress. Defend The Guard is constitutional and I am asking you to vote yes. West Virginians and veterans support the bill passing through the committee. Do you believe that the President should be able to wage war without Congress declaring it? I don't. We must fight and keep our nation from becoming like other war empires throughout history. If war is inevitable, then send us to fight. But send us with the proper authority. Send us with a Congressional Declaration of War and demonstrate the will of the people! And then let us go and fight with a clear mission, let us WIN, and then let us come home. Vote YES on Defend The Guard

Finally! This bill is simple...follow the Constitution's road map for committing America and West Virginia citizens to war BEFORE we go to war. Such a simple bill with clear language. Please support Defend The Guard. The men and women in uniform are worthy of the correct process that sends them into war. The will and support of the people, through their representatives in Congress, must declare war before we put another boot on the ground in a foreign nation. Vote YES for Defend The Guard.

The State of West Virginia must stand up. The federal government has abandoned us. Our private property is under an invasion. Our safety is in jeopardy. Our rule of law is ignored. And the Federal government is doing nothing. The West Virginia National Guard has a Constitutional duty to do three things; 1) Enforce the laws of the union, 2) Put down an insurrection, and 3) Repel and invasion. A declaration of war from Congress that is signed by the president becomes the "law of the union" and the National Guard should then go and fight and win. Without a declaration of war, the West Virginia National Guard should be HERE defending our nation and our State. The WV National Guard deserves our very best because we demand their very best. They deserve the full support and authority of the United States before they are asked to risk their lives and American treasure in overseas wars of choice. Pass Defend The Guard. This is the easiest concept to understand with even a limited understanding of Article 1 Section 8 of the Constitution. This one is EASY. Vote YES on Defend The Guard.