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."

~ Rep. Michael Fisher, Vermont State House

Media Release:
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

Legislation:

Vermont Guard Deployment Resolution
http://www.libertytreefdr.org/vermontresolution.php

Vermont Guard Defederalization Bill
http://www.leg.state.vt.us/database/status/summary.cfm?Bill=H%2E0746&Session=2008
 - or -
http://www.libertytreefdr.org/vermontguardbill.php
Sponsored by Rep. Michael Fisher & Senator Peter Shumlin

Cover Letter:
Legislative introduction by Rep. Michael Fisher
http://www.libertytreefdr.org/guardlegislatorletter.php

FAQ:
Frequently Asked Questions about the AUMF, National Guard, and Guard recall
http://www.libertytreefdr.org/guardfaq.php
by Benson Scotch, Legal Counsel to Rep. Fisher & Sen. Shumlin

Articles:

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

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