The New Hampshire State Home handed the Defend The Guard Act in a 187-182 vote on Thursday, which, if handed within the Senate and signed by the Governor, “would prohibit the deployment of the New Hampshire Nationwide Guard into abroad fight except Congress first votes to declare warfare.”
That is much-needed laws because the Biden Regime plunges the U.S. into overseas wars left and proper, all whereas leaving American nationwide safety susceptible and our borders vast open.
Defend The Guard has been launched in different states, together with Arizona.
Arizona State Senator Wendy Rogers’ SB1367 “Defend the Guard” would have “Prohibit[ed] the Nationwide Guard of Arizona from being launched into lively responsibility fight except the U.S. Congress has handed an official declaration of warfare, or has taken one other official constitutional motion as outlined.” After Senate Republicans handed this invoice with zero Democrat assist, Toma stonewalled it within the Home, based on a Capitol insider and Carry our Troops Residence founder Dan McKnight.
Toma’s workplace confirmed to the identical insider that it was lifeless on arrival even after the historic passage within the Arizona senate.
Senator Rogers gave the next assertion, highlighting her intention to reintroduce the Defend the Guard Act within the 2024 legislative session to The Gateway Pundit:
ROGERS: Final yr the Arizona Senate was the primary legislative physique in america to take the historic step of defending our Nationwide Guard from Joe Biden’s unconstitutional wars of selection. As a fifth technology profession navy officer, it was my honor to hold this invoice to spearhead its passage. I shall be reintroducing the Defend the Guard Act this coming session and can proceed to work on behalf of our women and men in uniform till we’ve returned correct authority to the folks’s representatives. I consider that if it’s a warfare the vast majority of Congress gained’t vote for, then it’s a warfare Arizona shouldn’t battle.”
Carry Our Troops Residence, the veteran group behind this bill, celebrated this victory for our troops on X:
#DefendTheGuard has simply handed the New Hampshire Home of Representatives in a 187-182 vote!
H.B. 229 would prohibit the deployment of the New Hampshire Nationwide Guard into abroad fight except Congress first votes to declare warfare.
The third largest legislative physique within the English-speaking world has simply struck an unbelievable blow towards the DC empire.
Thanks to our invoice sponsors John Potucek, Tom Mannion, Michael Granger, and Matthew Santonastas for combating for this invoice in committee and on the Home flooring.
And thanks to all of the native activists who door knocked, telephone banked, and contacted their representatives about H.B. 229—specifically Derek Proulx, who’s demonstrated unbelievable management.
This victory is the fruits of years of labor by veterans, patriots, and others who’re dedicated to our Structure and an #AmericaFirst overseas coverage.
In March 2023, the Arizona Senate turned the primary physique to go this invoice. Our motion is frequently rising, and over 30 state legislatures could have variations of the Defend the Guard Act launched in 2024.
If you wish to enlist within the motion to #BringOurTroopsHome from infinite wars and defend the integrity of your Nationwide Guard, please start making a month-to-month contribution to our veteran-led group: secure.anedot.com/bringourtroops
BREAKING NEWS #DefendTheGuard has simply handed the New Hampshire Home of Representatives in a 187-182 vote!
H.B. 229 would prohibit the deployment of the New Hampshire Nationwide Guard into abroad fight except Congress first votes to declare warfare.
The third largest… pic.twitter.com/eR93j5bpt5
— Carry Our Troops Residence (@TroopsHomeUS) January 4, 2024
In accordance with Carry Our Troops Residence’s webpage,
Carry Our Troops Residence is a corporation composed of veterans of the International Struggle on Terror and their civilian allies who’re devoted to ending American involvement in our infinite wars within the Center East and bringing our troops dwelling. We insist that the Structure of america be revered and enforced, requiring a proper declaration of warfare by Congress earlier than U.S. navy forces are deployed into fight abroad. And we’re dedicated to returning to a overseas coverage befitting a restricted authorities republic, one which places “America First.”
To attain these objectives, Carry Our Troops Residence will make the most of public schooling, political motion, and laws, together with passing “Defend the Guard” payments in state homes throughout the nation.
Pete Hegseth and Kayleigh McEnany additionally endorsed the laws on Fox and Buddies this weekend:
HEGSETH: This caught my eye. It’s a very attention-grabbing growth. Proper now, That is New Hampshire solely, and New Hampshire is solely declaring that it’s speculated to be Congress that declares warfare. It has develop into an government department operate, and in consequence, except the Congress declares warfare, New Hampshire doesn’t should ship troops for overseas wars. To me, it makes lots of sense. I spent most of my profession as a Nationwide Guardsman, deployed a number of occasions with the Nationwide Guard to overseas wars. We bought used to the concept that State Nationwide Guard are a part of expeditionary forces, which isn’t historically the usage of a Nationwide Guard. And so that is New Hampshire saying we don’t belief how the federal authorities goes to make use of our troops. So, we’re prepared to commit them when the American folks, by their elected department in Congress, commits these troops to a overseas warfare, then you’ll be able to. I like this concept. I’m certain the Nationwide Guard Bureau is, “Oh no.” I like states exerting their affect by a system of federalism and the thought of defending the prerogative of why are we sending some younger man from New Hampshire to the japanese province of Afghanistan, when you’ve got a northern border drawback or floods that occur in New Hampshire and so they’re not there to have the ability to present assist for that? It’s an attention-grabbing growth. Will probably be attention-grabbing to see whether or not different legislatures do that and the way the navy reacts to it.
MCENANY: Why are states having to inform the federal authorities, abide by the letter of the Structure? I adore it as effectively. However it’s an unlucky state of affairs when the states are having to say abide by the textual content.
ENDORSEMENT
This morning, Fox & Buddies weekend panel unanimously endorsed the Defend the Guard Act.
H.B. 229, which handed the New Hampshire Home of Representatives on Thursday, would prohibit the deployment of the state’s Nationwide Guard into abroad fight with out a… pic.twitter.com/dHZwobmt7n
— Carry Our Troops Residence (@TroopsHomeUS) January 6, 2024
