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Democratizing Defense
Now that the authorized Iraq mission of the National Guard is complete . . .
Resources for bringing the Guard home "It is clear that the mission that Congress authorized no longer exists. The President has no current or permanent legal authority to keep Guard members in Iraq. The Governor as Commander-in-Chief of the Vermont National Guard should take necessary steps to bring them home." To get involved:Call 608 257 1606 or email contact@bringtheguardhome.org. . . a separate Bring the Guard Home! campaign website is coming soon! Also see Cities for Peace resources at: http://citiesforprogress.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=684 Participating national organizations: AfterDowningStreet.org, Cities for Peace, CODEPINK, Courage to Resist, LIBERTY TREE Foundation for the Democratic Revolution, Peace Action, Women Legislator's Lobby, Women's Action for New Directions . . . .list of local organizations coming soon! Media:For an archive of news coverage, please click here.Media releases to date: June, 2008 - New Jersey, Pennsylvania legislatures now consider ending Guard deployments to Iraq Click here for PDF: Guard release 6-13-8.pdf Click here for HTML: http://www.LibertyTreeFDR.org/guardrelease3.php February, 2008 - PA: Payton works to bring state National Guard home http://www.pahouse.com/PR/179021408.asp January, 2008 - States: Federal authority to call up National Guard has expired http://www.libertytreefdr.org/guardrelease1.php Legislation introduced today in Vermont to recall the Guard; similar legislation in works for Maine, Maryland, Minnesota, New Hampshire, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and Wisconsin State Legislation:New Jerseyhttp://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2008/Bills/SJR/55_I1.HTM - or - http://www.libertytreefdr.org/NJguardlaw.php Pennsylvania coming soon . . . Rhode Island http://www.rilin.state.ri.us/billtext08/housetext08/h7705.pdf Vermont 1 (current version) http://www.libertytreefdr.org/vermontresolution.php Vermont 2 (void) http://www.leg.state.vt.us/database/status/summary.cfm?Bill=H%2E0746&Session=2008 - or - http://www.libertytreefdr.org/vermontguardbill.php Your state here! Campaigns are underway in several other states to join this national effort to defederalize the Guard and bring them home. Contact us to get involved. Articles:Frequently Asked Questions about the AUMF, National Guard, and Guard recallhttp://www.libertytreefdr.org/guardfaq.php by Benson Scotch, Legal Counsel to Rep. Fisher & Sen. Shumlin Your Time is Up, Mr. President -- The National Guard is Coming Home http://www.libertytreefdr.org/democracyNews.php#news67 by Karen Dolan & Ben Manski for AlterNet From liberty to empire: The demise of American defense http://www.libertytreefdr.org/fromlibertytoempire.php by Ben Manski, Liberty Tree Journal, Volume 2, Issue 3 My Turn: Gov. Douglas must protect state Guard http://www.burlingtonfreepress.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080515/OPINION/80515013/1006 by Rep. Michael Fisher (VT) For more information, contact us |
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No great idea in its beginning can ever be within the law. How can it be within the law? The law is stationary. The law is fixed. The law is a chariot wheel which binds us all regardless of conditions or place or time.
~ Emma Goldman
~ Emma Goldman