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History of the Guard : Publications & Talks NICHOLS: You are the Commander in Chief(April 2, 2009)Video of John Nichols' speech at the April 2, 2009, teach-in, "You are the Commander in Chief." This event was one of a series of five events launching Wisconsin"s National Guard campaign. FIRST VIDEO: Who Decides About War?(October 2, 2009 - October 3, 2009)You don't have to wait any longer: The initial video is in from Who Decides About War?, the National Conference on War Powers, Law, and Democracy. This exciting conference took place on October 2nd and 3rd at the Georgetown School of Law, and featured over one hundred participants from 18 states Participants included veterans, military family members, journalists, lawyers, law students, professors, and other advocates of a more democratic, peaceful system of national defense. VIDEO: Who Decides About War?(October 2, 2009 - October 3, 2009)"Who Decides About War?," the National Conference on War Powers, Law, and Democracy, took place October 2-3, 2009 in Washington D.C.. Organized by the Guard Home! campaign, Liberty Tree Foundation, and many partners, and hosted by the National Lawyers Guild at the Georgetown Law School, this conference was the first of its kind in many years, uniting academics with activists, attorneys with veterans, in exploring key reforms necessary to democratizing defense in the United States, and making war less likely. SCOTCH: Legal memo on Wisconsin Safeguard the Guard Act(March 13, 2010)Benson Scotch, general counsel to “Bring the Guard Home—It’s the Law!" prepared the following legal memo for the Wisconsin State Assembly's Committee on Veterans and Military Affairs in preparation for hearings held on March 9, 2010 for AB203, the Safeguard the Guard Act, that would require Wisconsin's governor to review all federal orders for Wisconsin Guard troops and to refuse any federal orders determined to be unlawful. Testimony from MD hearing on bill to return Guard units to control of state(March 10, 2010)On March 8, 2010, the Maryland House Health and Government Operations Committee held a public hearing on HB 1037, a bill requiring the governor to request the return of MD Guard units is a federal authorization for use of military force has expired or is no longer valid. US social forum: War Powers: Who Decides?(June 22, 2010)SCOTCH & BLACK: Restoring the Rule of Law Where it Matters Most(April 2, 2009)Benson Scotch appeared at the University of Wisconsin Law School on April 2, 2009, together with special guest State Representative Spencer Black, lead sponsor of WI National Guard federalization review legislation. Antiwar Radio interviews Ben Manski(June 18, 2009)Antiwar.com's Scott Horton interviews Ben Manski, Executive Director of Liberty Tree regarding the Bring the Guard Home! campaign. Manski: From liberty to empire -- The demise of American defenseA history and legal analysis of the transformation of the National Guard. |
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