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governor to request the return of MD Guard units is a federal authorization for use of military force has expired or is no longer valid.

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.

"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.

 "Just take a look at our current situation: The United States exists in a permanent state of war, can even be said to be addicted to war, and all decision-making about the question of war has now been placed in the hands of one man: the President. Whatever we think of the current occupant of that office, this is clearly a dangerous, unhealthy and undemocratic state of affairs."

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.

Who should decide: we the people of the world, through democratically created and enforced international and national and state laws.

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.

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.com's Scott Horton interviews Ben Manski, Executive Director of Liberty Tree regarding the Bring the Guard Home! campaign.

A radio interview of Ben Manski and Dan Hendelman on KBOO

"The international human rights regime is comprised of only complementary national legal systems. Beyond international human rights regimes, an important role is played by national legal systems and national courts. It appears that where corporations and their employees interfere with the human rights of individuals, complaint mechanisms are required to be employed to provide remedies for allegations."

The Afghan war is not succeeding, and most Americans now supporting a fairly rapid U.S. withdrawal from that country, according to recent polls.

A discussion of the need to restore the Congressional role in declaring war by amending the War Powers Act.