Now that the authorized Iraq mission of the National Guard is complete . . .
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"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."
~ Rep. Michael Fisher, Vermont State House
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To get involved:
Call 608 257 1606 or email us by
clicking here
. . . 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
Download a flyer to distribute in your state: Click here
(two sided, color, copy front and back, cut in half)
Participating national organizations: AfterDowningStreet.org, Cities for Peace,
CODEPINK,
Courage to Resist,
Iraq Veterans Against the War,
LIBERTY TREE Foundation for the Democratic Revolution,
Military Families Speak Out,
Peace Action,
Progressive Democrats of America,
United for Peace and Justice,
U.S. Labor Against the War,
Women Legislator's Lobby,
Women's Action for New Directions . . . .
Participating state campaigns: New Jersey,
New York,
Oregon,
Pennsylvania,
Wisconsin . . . for CA, MD, ME, MI, MN, OH, NH, RI, VT, and others, please
contact us.
Facebook: Join our Facebook page by
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Media:
For an archive of news coverage, please click here.
Media releases to date:
August, 2008 - At DNCC in Denver: States tell Dems, we'll bring the Guard home!
Click here for PDF:
DNC Advisory
August, 2008 - New York launches its state campaign in Times Square
Click here for PDF:
GuardAdvisory.pdf
July, 2008 - Pennsylvania launches state Guard campaign at DNC Platform meeting
Click here for PDF: coming soon
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 Jersey
http://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 recall
http://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)
War Powers Should Remain Shared
http://www.libertytreefdr.org/democracyNews.php#news96
by Benson ScotchAdditional Information:For more information, contact us
